http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5461 2013-09-16T10:17:52Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/5461/ Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali Waliyar, F Traore, A Reddy, V. Diarra, B. Kodio, O. Sudini, H Groundnut 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. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage