Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Smallholder farmers’ storage practices and awareness on aflatoxin contamination of cereals and oilseeds in Chamwino, Dodoma, Tanzania

Matrona E. Kimario
  • Matrona E. Kimario
  • Tanzania Bureau of Standards, P. O. Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Anselm P. Moshi
  • Anselm P. Moshi
  • Cereals and Other Produce Board of Tanzania, P.O. Box 337, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Humphrey P. Ndossi
  • Humphrey P. Ndossi
  • Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization, P.O. Box 2323, Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Purificator A. Kiwango
  • Purificator A. Kiwango
  • Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization, P.O. Box 2323, Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Gasper G. Shirima
  • Gasper G. Shirima
  • Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization, P.O. Box 2323, Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Jamal B. Kussaga
  • Jamal B. Kussaga
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 15 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 18 March 2021
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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