Research Article
Economic Risks of Aflatoxin Contamination in Marketing of Peanut in Benin
Table 3
Storage and sorting practices for each market participant.
| Decision | Vendors | Processors | Stockers | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Purchase sorted peanut | | | | | | | Yes | 36 | 80.0 | 67 | 74.4 | 30 | 66.7 | No | 9 | 20.0 | 19 | 21.1 | 15 | 33.3 | Plan to purchase sorted peanut | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 2.2 | — | — | 12 | 80.0 | No | 7 | 77.8 | 19 | 100.0 | 3 | 20.0 | Sort peanut before processing or marketing | | | | | | | Yes | 41 | 91.1 | 81 | 90.0 | 24 | 53.3 | No | 4 | 8.9 | 9 | 10.0 | 21 | 46.7 | Plan to sort peanut before processing or marketing | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 77.8 | — | — | No | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 22.2 | — | — | Discard spoiled or contaminated nuts | | | | | | | Just throw them away or burn | 28 | 68.3 | 34 | 41.9 | 15 | 62.5 | Autoconsumption | — | — | 25 | 30.9 | — | — | Animal feed | — | — | 13 | 16.1 | 9 | 37.5 | Sell for a lower price or other | 13 | 31.7 | 9 | 11.1 | — | — |
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Answers were given by stockers who, besides storing, also produce, sell, and/or transform peanut.
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