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Table 1 Maize farmer’s profiles from Uganda’s Kamuli and Namutumba districts

From: Farmer perception of impacts of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) and transferability of its management practices in Uganda

Study variable

Kamuli (N = 50)

Namutumba (N = 49)

Chi-sq value/F-test

Gender profile of respondents (%)

   

 Female

12 (24%)

15 (30.6%)

χ2 = 0; df = 3; P = 1.

 Male

38 (76%)

34 (69.4%)

 

Educational level of farmers (%)

   

 Non-formal

1 (2%)

3 (6.1%)

F = 93; df = 3,7;

P = 0.0004

 Basic (elementary)

20 (40%)

20 (40.8%)

 

 Secondary

25 (50%)

21 (42.9%)

 

 Tertiary

4 (8%)

5 (10.2%)

 

Farmers experience in maize production

   

 < 10 years

3 (6%)

12 (24.5%)

F = 20.8; df = 3,7;

P = 0.0067

 10–30 years

32 (64%)

29 (59.2%)

 

 31–50 years

14 (28%)

8 (16.3%)

 

 51–70 years

1 (2%)

0

 

Membership to farmer organizations

   

 Yes

34 (68%)

27 (55.1%)

χ2 = 0; df = 3; P = 1.

 No

16 (32%)

22 (44.9%)

 

Source of seed

   

 Own saved seed

11 (22%)

13 (26.5%)

F = 0.83; df = 3,7;

P = 0.5419

 Government

5 (10%)

19 (38.8%)

 

 Retail agro-shops

21 (42%)

15 (30.6%)

 

 NGOs

13 (26%)

2 (4.1%)

 

Scale of production

   

 Small

24 (48%)

22 (44.9%)

F = 436.2; df = 2,5;

P = 0.0002

 Medium

25 (50%)

26 (53.1%)

 

 Large

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

 

Type of maize cropping systems

   

 Organic monoculture

0

0

F = 79.7; df = 3,7;

P = 0.0005

 Organic mixed cropping

0

0

 

 Inorganic monoculture

27 (54%)

22 (44.9%)

 

 Inorganic mixed cropping

23 (46%)

27 (55.1%)

 

Farmers’ ability to identify FAW

   

 True

42 (84%)

43 (91.7%)

F = 497.5; df = 3,7;

P < 0.0001

 False

2 (4%)

0

 

 No idea

2 (4%)

4 (8.2%)

 

 Only symptoms

4 (8%)

2 (4.1%)

 
  1. The values (percentages) provided in parenthesis within each column represent the proportion of respondents for a variable under study as a percentage of the total number of respondents interviewed