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creators_name: Babu, S C
creators_name: Subrahmanyam, P
creators_name: Chiyembekeza, A J
creators_name: Ng'Ongola, D
icrisatcreators_name: Subrahmanyam, P
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Impact of Aflatoxin Contamination on Groundnut Exports in Malawi
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.3
full_text_status: public
abstract: Aflatoxin contamination is a serious quality problem at various stages of groundnut production, from crop growth to transportation. This paper presents an economic analysis of the impact of aflatoxin contamination on groundnut exports and trade balance in Malawi. Export losses due to aflatoxins ranged from MK 0.16 million (=US $0.057 million) in 1988/89 to MK 1.58 million (= US $ 0.845 million) in 1985/86 with a mean of MK 0.943 million (US $ 0.586 million). The export losses in groundnut as a percentage of the trade balance ranged from 0.01% in 1988/89 to 1.77% in 1981/82. Policy implications that would minimize aflatoxin contamination in groundnut are derived based on the results of the analysis.
date: 1994
publication: African Crop Science Journal
volume: 2
number: 2
publisher: African Crop Science Society
pagerange: 215-220
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1021-9730
official_url: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?cs94032
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citation:   Babu, S C and Subrahmanyam, P and Chiyembekeza, A J and Ng'Ongola, D  (1994) Impact of Aflatoxin Contamination on Groundnut Exports in Malawi.  African Crop Science Journal, 2 (2).  pp. 215-220.  ISSN 1021-9730     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/3275/1/JA_1634.pdf