ABSTRACT
Pesticides will remain essential for the development of the agricultural and livestock industries in Uganda, as elsewhere, but it is generally accepted that they have a potential for harm. Kasese District in Western Uganda was chosen for this initial study because it is an important vegetable growing area for urban markets in Kampala and other towns in south-western Uganda, and agriculture there is comparatively efficient. This area is also one of the leaders in cotton production in the country. Preliminary observations have also been made at the Kibimba Rice Farm in the east and on a number of dairy farms in the south of the country. The possibility of pesticide pollution from irrigation schemes is illustrated further by Kibimba Rice Farm. This uses the waters of the River Kibimba which flows into the River Mpologoma and on into Lake Kyoga. Routine spraying starts with fallow land which is treated with herbicides, glyphosate or dalapon.
