Insecticide Use by Small-Scale Ugandan Cassava Growers: An Economic Analysis

Cassava is the second most important source of calories in Sub-Saharan Africa. It subject to economically yield losses from viral diseases, including cassava brown streak disease and mosaic disease. These diseases are vectored by whitefly, so improved approaches for whitefly control needed enable smallholder farmers protect their crops. To investigate economic viability insecticide applications against effect four application regimes on three genotypes (NASE 3, NASE 12, MKUMBA) a local landrace were evaluated, different farmer groups. Data collected researcher–farmer managed fields descriptive statistics analyzed. Insecticide personal protective equipment major costs those that applied dipping treatment had marginal rate return 1.66 (166%), demonstrating this option was profitable effective. While users incurred more production costs, they also accrued profit than non-insecticide users, especially if at early stages growth. There clear need, therefore, strengthen commercialization crop through plant protection measures such as judicious susceptible varieties, increase quality.