Aflatoxin control in groundnut value chain in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana

Food Protection Trends

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 96-107

  Florkowski, Wojciech J ^a   Kolavalli, Shashidhara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

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EID: 84969612632     PISSN: 15419576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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