Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins, Capacity strengthening, Ghana, IITA, Maize, MAIZECRP, Postharvest

Africa RISING and GRATIS Foundation train farmers in northern Ghana on basic maintenance, service and efficient operation of diesel-powered maize shellers

Africa RISING and GRATIS Foundation collaborate to promote mechanization of post harvest maize shelling through trainings in three regions of Northern Ghana between 11 - 18 January 2021.

By Africa RISING communications OnFebruary 22, 2021

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Aflasafe products tested in Ghana for aflatoxin control in maize and groundnut

With support from the Africa RISING project, a management strategy using biocontrol products containing native atoxigenic A. flavus fungi to reduce crop aflatoxin content has been developed for use in Ghana by IITA and partners. When products are applied at the ...

By Jonathan Odhong OnJune 5, 2017

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Securing the Future: The Story of Chacha Nyangi and how Africa RISING is mentoring the next generation of scientists

Growing up in the remote village of Itiryo near the Kenya-Tanzania border, Chacha Nyangi could not have imagined his present life as a young Tanzanian scientist who is confronting the challenges facing smallholder farmers in the country and beyond.

By Jonathan Odhong OnFebruary 9, 2015

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High levels of mycotoxins detected in Babati pose health risk to human and livestock health in Tanzania

Communities in Tanzania and the region could unknowingly be exposing themselves to potential health problems as a result of consuming foods that are contaminated with high levels of mycotoxins – poisonous chemicals that are produced by certain types of fungi and ...

By Catherine Njuguna OnOctober 6, 2014

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Keeping deadly poison off key crops along the value chain in Tanzania

Increasing crop production does not always lead to more food and a healthier population. In some cases, the consumption of the crops and their products may instead lead to serious health problems in both human beings and livestock and even death. ...

By Simret Yasabu OnAugust 13, 2013

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Safe or a deadly poison? Determining the levels of harmful ‘mycotoxins’ in key staples in Tanzania

Mycotoxins are deadly chemicals produced by naturally-occurring fungi which contaminate key staples crops while in the field and in storage and adversely affect the health of human and livestock. They thrive when crops suffer drought or insect attack in the field, ...

By Ewen Le Borgne OnDecember 10, 2012

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