aflatoxins

AFLATOXINS

Flagships
August 6, 2018
Aflasafe GH02 launched in Ghana
On June 29, 2018, A4NH researchers with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) were joined by government officials, members
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Flagships
April 17, 2018
Aflasafe Pilot Shows Potential for Public-Private Partnerships in Fighting Aflatoxins
Aflatoxins, produced by molds that widely contaminate foods and feeds, are one of many “silent” threats in Africa and around
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Food Safety
June 6, 2017
Yes! We Are Winning in the Fight to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination in Key Staple Crops in Africa
...but the fight is far from over, panel discussion concludes.
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Agriculture-associated diseases
April 14, 2017
East African Heads Laud Aflasafe
A team of African leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda under the East Africa Community (EAC) have endorsed IITA’s
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Agriculture-associated diseases
August 18, 2016
New low-cost technology to detect aflatoxins launched in Malawi
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), one of A4NH's partner Centers, recently announced a new technology that detects aflatoxins
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Agriculture associated diseases
August 11, 2016
Special issue: Aflatoxins in eastern Africa
A newly released special issue of the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development (AFJAND) focuses entirely on addressing the growing
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A4NH Homepage Feature
December 2, 2015
New study links poverty to heightened levels of aflatoxin exposure
Many of the foods people depend on most for their sustenance, especially in low and middle income countries, can carry
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A4NH Homepage Feature
October 29, 2015
21 stories of better lives through livestock
  The latest corporate report out of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), is full of gems highlighting A4NH-supported work
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Agriculture associated diseases
September 11, 2015
Assessing farm-level solutions for aflatoxin control
Under its food safety portfolio, A4NH is tackling one of the biggest threats to human health, nutrition, and livelihoods in
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