relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/5461/
title: Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value  chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali
creator: Waliyar, F
creator: Traore, A
creator: Reddy, V.
creator: Diarra, B.
creator: Kodio, O.
creator: 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
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/5461/1/AAGB-2011_1%20and%2034.pdf
identifier:   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.