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Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali

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Title Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value
chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali
 
Creator Waliyar, F
Traore, A
Reddy, V.
Diarra, B.
Kodio, O.
Sudini, H
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description Afl atoxin contamination is the most important food safety concern in
several important crops and poses a threat to the health of consumers and
the economic well-being of poor farmers in Mali. To better understand
the prevalence of afl atoxins in groundnut value chains in different
agro-ecological zones, investigations were carried out during 2009-10.
Groundnuts taken at harvest from 90 farmers fi elds in 90 villages, in
three agro-ecological zones, were tested for afl atoxin contamination. We
observed the highest contamination, 172 μg/kg, in Kolokani (the most
drought prone of the areas sampled) followed by 76 μg/kg and 35 μg/kg in
Kita and Kayes, respectively.
 
Date 2011
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5461/1/AAGB-2011_1%20and%2034.pdf
Waliyar, F and Traore, A and Reddy, V. and Diarra, B. and Kodio, O. and Sudini, H (2011) Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali. In: 5th International Conference of the Peanut Research Community on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2011), 13th - 15th June, 2011, Brasilia, Brazil.