Table 2. Risk index of perceived problems experienced with crops; bold figures denote the highest ranking issue; X indicates no response (159 responses); high index values indicate risks perceived as most significant.

	Total Risk Index	Kyempunu Risk Index	Nyabyeya II Risk Index	Fundudolo Risk Index	Nyakafunjo Risk Index
Crop Raiding Animals	0.702	0.693	0.732	0.743	0.630
Termites	0.125	0.250	0.129	0.070	0.123
Insects	0.072	0.112	0.112	0.055	0.058
Weather	0.120	0.113	0.213	0.055	0.116
Poor Soil1	0.062	0.083	0.112	0.035	0.023
Weeds	0.015	X	X	0.015	X
Birds	0.007	0.041	X	X	X
Land Ownership2	0.006	X	X	X	0.015
Lack of Land	0.013	X	X	0.015	0.020
Planting Strategies	0.006	X	X	X	0.035
Thieves3	0.022	X	X	0.03	0.03

¹Too many stones, poor quality, marrum (laterite) soil, over use.

²Not experienced by crops per se but farmers referred to this to describe concern with unofficial, indistinct and, in some cases, temporary land use agreements.

³Included in this category are people who take food crops or sugar cane from farms without the owner's permission.