|
Can you identify spoilt maize/groundnuts?
|
Yes
|
32
|
44.4
|
|
No
|
40
|
55.6
|
|
How do you identify spoilage?
|
Insect rot
|
11
|
15.3
|
|
Rot
|
35
|
48.6
|
|
Discoloration
|
7
|
9.7
|
|
Insects
|
15
|
20.8
|
|
Visible water vapour on grains
|
4
|
5.6
|
|
Do you sort your crops after harvest?
|
Yes
|
36
|
50.0
|
|
No
|
36
|
50.0
|
|
What do you do with spoilt grains?
|
Throw them away
|
25
|
34.7
|
|
Feeding livestock/poultry
|
13
|
18.1
|
|
Making local brew
|
5
|
6.9
|
|
Re-dry and consume
|
13
|
18.1
|
|
Sell to the market
|
10
|
13.9
|
|
Throw and gave them to livestock/poultry
|
6
|
8.3
|
|
What causes spoilage in maize and groundnuts
|
Poor drying
|
36
|
50.0
|
|
Heaping maize on floor
|
28
|
38.9
|
|
Use of expired pesticides
|
8
|
11.1
|
|
Do you know how to identify well-dried pods/ grain?
|
Yes
|
31
|
43.1
|
|
No
|
41
|
56.9
|
|
Do you clean the storehouse before storage?
|
Yes
|
34
|
47.2
|
|
No
|
38
|
52.8
|
|
Aflatoxins and fumonisins cause liver cancer in human being
|
Yes
|
24
|
66.7
|
|
No
|
48
|
33.3
|
|
Have you heard of the word mycotoxins before?
|
Yes
|
2
|
97.2
|
|
No
|
70
|
2.8
|
|
Do you know the measures to be taken for controlling fungi and spoilage in store
|
Yes
|
26
|
36.1
|
|
No
|
46
|
63.9
|
|
Do you know the right time to harvest your crop?
|
Yes
|
31
|
43.1
|
|
No
|
41
|
56.9
|
