TY  - CONF
N2  - 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 ?g/kg, in Kolokani (the most
drought prone of the areas sampled) followed by 76 ?g/kg and 35 ?g/kg in
Kita and Kayes, respectively.
AV  - public
A1  - Waliyar, F
A1  - Traore, A
A1  - Reddy, V.
A1  - Diarra, B.
A1  - Kodio, O.
A1  - Sudini, H
TI  - Prevalence of afl atoxin contamination in groundnut value
chains and strategies to enhance food safety in Mali
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/5461/
T2  - 5th International Conference of the Peanut Research Community on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2011)
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat5461
M2  - Brasilia, Brazil
ER  -