Table 1.
Changes in farmer knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) awareness on AFB1 and the needed mitigation practice before and after training
| KAP items captured during survey | Before training proportion (%) n = 312 |
After training proportion (%) n = 188 |
|---|---|---|
| Awareness of AFB1 | 30.0 | 82.0 |
| Farmers who grade the grains before storage | 23.0 | 84.0 |
| Farmers who remove rotten grains before storage | 14.0 | 78.0 |
| Awareness of methods of drying, grading and storage | 14.0 | 92.0 |
| Farmers drying grains just because it is traditional practice | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Farmers who practice proper drying methods | 34.0 | 82.0 |
| Farmers who practice proper storage methods | 36.0 | 82.0 |
| Farmers who throw away the grade out | 15.0 | 35. |
| Farmers who utilize the grade outs in alternate ways | 75. | 42. |
| Farmers who feed the grade outs to livestock | 10. | 23. |