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Table 3 Cassava varieties grown by the different gender categories

From: Men and women’s perception of yellow-root cassava among rural farmers in eastern Uganda

Variety

Men (%)

Women (%)

Male youth (%)

Female youth (%)

Overall (%)

Yellow cassava

90.0

100

94.7

85.0

92.5

Magana

75.0

66.7

57.9

70.0

67.5

NASE 3

45.0

47.6

5.3

25.0

31.3

Mercury

30.0

42.9

10.5

5.0

22.5

NASE (improved)

10.0

19.1

21.1

10.0

15.0

Lodelado

20.0

9.5

0.0

0.0

7.5

Dodo

5.0

9.5

0.0

0.0

3.75

Mufumba Chai

5.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

2.5

  1. Chi-square test for food crops grown and gender: \(\chi^{2} = 78.77\), \(P = 0.454\)