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Table 8 Adoption of groundnut productivity and food safety-enhancing technologies in three districts of Malawi. n = 161

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

District

Frequency of technologies/knowledge utilization

Improved varieties

Aflatoxin mitigationa

Groundnut rosette disease mitigationb

Mchinji

80.00

72.00

92.00

Mzimba

68.00

68.00

72.00

Nkhotakota

88.20

64.70

76.50

Means

78.73

68.23

80.17

LSD (p ≤ 5%)

30.72

3.73

3.34

  1. aThis includes use of in situ water harvesting, a technique that involves blocking of adjacent ridges to prevent water run-off, increasing water seepage in the ground. Increased soil moisture minimizes end-of-season drought, a contributing factor to fungal infection of developing groundnut pods and subsequent aflatoxin contamination of grain
  2. bGroundnut rosette disease is the most devastating disease of the crop that can cause up to 100% yield loss