African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Quality evaluation of sunflower and groundnut oil produced by two cooperatives under the one village one product programme in central Malawi

Austin Matola
  • Austin Matola
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Bunda College Campus, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Kingsley Masamba
  • Kingsley Masamba
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Bunda College Campus, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Agnes Mwangwela
  • Agnes Mwangwela
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Bunda College Campus, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Vincent Mlotha
  • Vincent Mlotha
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Bunda College Campus, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 29 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2015
  •  Published: 12 March 2015

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