Stakeholders’ perception about aflatoxin contamination in groundnut ( arachis hypogaea L.) along the value chain actors in eastern Ethiopia

Table 2 Perception of value chain actors (n = 165, %) on the quality of groundnut in eastern Ethiopia in 2014

Indices of groundnut quality	Farmers		Traders		Supporters		Consumers
Indices of groundnut quality	Disagree	Agree	Disagree	Agree	Disagree	Agree	Disagree	Agree
1. Groundnuts which have a change in taste promote AF	74(98.7)	1(1.3)	29(96.7)	1(3.3)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	15(50.0)	15(50.0)
2. Groundnuts which have a change in colour promote AF	74(98.7)	1(1.3)	28(93.3)	2(6.7)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	21(70.0)	9(30.0)
3. Mouldy groundnuts promote AF	75(100)	0(0.0)	29(96.7)	1(3.3)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	14(46.7)	16(53.3)
4. Broken and bruised groundnuts promote AF	73(97.3)	2(2.7)	27(90.0)	3(10.0)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	13(43.3)	17(56.7)
5. Insect-attacked groundnuts promote AF	74(98.7)	1(1.3)	28(93.3)	2(6.7)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	10(33.3)	20(66.7)
6. Shriveled groundnuts promote AF	73(97.3)	2(2.7)	27(90.0)	3(10.0)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	12(40.0)	18(60.0)
7. Groundnuts stored damp promote AF	74(98.7)	1(1.3)	29(96.7)	1(3.3)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	15(50.0)	15(50.0)
8. Groundnuts which contain foreign materials promote AF	74(98.7)	1(1.3)	27(90.0)	3(10.0)	5(16.7)	25(83.3)	13(43.3)	17(56.7)

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