Improving efficiency of knowledge and technology diffusion using community seed banks and farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from Malawi

Table 1 The study population from communities engaged between 2010 and 2015, the research learning phase

District	Number of community seed banks/farmer groups	Number of respondents
District	Number of community seed banks/farmer groups	Beneficiary households	Non-beneficiary households
Kasungu^a	5	55
Mchinji	3	58
Mzimba^b	6	73
Nkhotakota	3	40
Dowa^c	–	0	77
Total	17	226	77

^aFarmers from Kasungu supplied grain samples for Aflatoxin B1 contamination assay. They had been trained separately, and earlier than the main study population
^bMzimba is Malawi's largest district. It is sub-divided into two administrative units of Mzimba North and Mzimba South. Three CSBs, per administrative unit, were engaged for the study
^cFarmers from Dowa are not beneficiaries of the project and provided research control samples for Aflatoxin B1 assay

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