Forget toxic stuff, here’s how we make quality peanut butter

Group members of Yier Ngima CBO sieve groundnuts for processesing to peanut butter at their station in Luala Ka-Oor Village, Siaya County. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

A few weeks ago, there were reports in the media that a popular peanut butter brand was poisonous due to aflatoxin contamination. That was a wake-up call for consumers and groundnut farmers who make peanut butter.

And for one self-help group in Siaya, this was another strong reminder that, with peanut butterprocessing, every step from harvest to processing is key, you cannot take any chances.