Made-from-nature @IITA_CGIAR's #Aflasafe protects food from deadly #aflatoxin - a killer poison that can't be killed by cooking. #EndAflatoxinInAfrica's food
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#ATTCin NEWS ISSUE 8 IS OUT! Focus on first ever #Aflasafe4Africa Conference, fighting #aflatoxin in food Theme: Business meets research, for safer food in Africa bit.ly/2Zs5Cri 🍽️🥜🌽🧺
#1stAflasafeConference #A4A2019 #Aflasafe2019 #FoodSafety #EndAflatoxinInAfrica
GSA extends #Aflatoxin Sensitisation to Central Region on Aug 10th & 11th, 2020
The NASAM Project aims to disseminate information on aflatoxins to stakeholders in the Central Region with a Trainer of Trainers and community visits throughout the region.
Double whammy for #AflasafeGH on science and markets. A 99% #aflatoxin reduction, plus opens opportunity to test if a more robust #aflatoxin control strategy is achieved with more complex atoxigenic African Aspergillus flavus vegetative (AAV) communities
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Consumers often question the ingredients in the foods they eat. So how can the food industry reassure the public that their food and the ingredients used to produce it are both safe and necessary? Experts with @FoodDrinkEU and @Cargill discuss. #foodsafety croplife.org/news/whats-real…
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Mycotoxins are poisonous chemicals that can be found in some grain crops as a result of fungi growth. We chatted with experts from @IITA_CGIAR and @USAID about mycotoxins and the role plant science can play in reducing their risks. #FoodSafety #Mycotoxins croplife.org/news/my-oh-my-m…
On World Food Safety Day, @WHO put out five calls to action on food safety to ensure that governments, food producers, and the entire supply chain are prioritizing food safety. Check out our GIFs to find out how plant science accomplishes this. croplife.org/news/take-actio…
Learn the ABCs on mycotoxin and our food from expert interviews by @CropLifeIntl While there are hundreds of mycotoxins, one of them, #aflatoxin, is of great concern to public health. It is amongst the most potent carcinogens known
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NEWS: When it comes to #aflatoxin, the main point to consider is that prevention is better than any cure or corrective action; what really counts is ensuring you’ve accounted for aflatoxin control as part of your contaminant management programmes.
Does you know that #aflatoxin can be detected? Read about this invisible threat for #almond #fig #nuts #DryFruits 😀🌈💡bit.ly/3ehiNSP #postharvest #poscosecha
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Does you know that #aflatoxin can be detected? Read about this invisible threat for #almond #fig #nuts #DryFruits 😀🌈💡bit.ly/3ehiNSP #postharvest #poscosecha
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It is hotter in the UK after the summer solstice!
However #Ethiopia has entered its rainy season🌧️
Abundant rainfall & 🌞 boosts 🥜 plants growth. Stronger field management is needed to remove weeds and control #pests / #diseases for better yield & less #aflatoxin. #NutriNuts
ALT Mean rainfall in mm in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Data provided by the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia(http://www.ethiomet.gov.et/climates/climate_of_city/3352/Addis%20Ababa)
In 2018, ITFC partnered with The Gambia's National Food Security, Processing & Marketing Corporation to provide a holistic approach to combat #aflatoxin, including training and awareness of farmers on the use of Aflasafe.
Read more - bit.ly/ADERReport
#ITFCImpact #ADER
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Demand for #aflatoxin‐safe maize in #Kenya: Dynamic response to price and advertising. ifpri.org/publication/demand…. #FoodSafety research study by @IFPRI.
NEWS - NIGERIA 🇳🇬: Groundnuts augment nutrition security, soil quality and income, with multiple advantages at farm, community and national levels. Despite these pluses, #aflatoxin continues to be one of the limitations plaguing groundnuts🥜 #aflatoxinNG
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As #Kenya has put in place measures to protect lives from the devastating #COVID19 pandemic, efforts are also ongoing to ensure that #food is safe and free from the equally devastating #aflatoxin.
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Aflatoxin is a by-product of naturally occurring fungi. It infects staple crops contaminates meat & milk.
@Chemonics, @IITA_CGIAR & @DalbergTweet are helping farmers access @Aflasafe which reduces aflatoxin levels.
Learn more 👉 farmingfirst.org/food-system…
LIVE(KADUNA): As part of the Ministry’s COVID-19 Pandemic Palliatives and to cushion the negative effects of the pandemic on 2020 farming season and enhance Food Security , the Agric Minister , Alh. @NanonoSabo flags-off of the distribution of Agric Inputs to Farmers nationwide.
Training for your farm hands.
Fellow Farmers, how have you dealt with training your staff during the #lockdown?
We had remote training delivered by @HarvestfieldIn1 on the use of #AflaSafe for our Team.
#COVID19 will not stop us from farming.
Great show @HarvestfieldIn1 👍🏾
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The Minister further said that ‘’ the Ministry is also distributing 26MT of certified wheat seeds to wheat farmers, 1350 maize production kits and 18,517Kg of Aflasafe to ensure that the maize produced is aflatoxin-free’’.
Read more at: prnigeria.com/2020/06/08/cov…
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For #WorldFoodSafetyDay TODAY, we're proud to share info about the EasyDry 500 Maize Dryer, portable, open-source technology that we developed in 2016 with our affiliate @TanagerIntl & the @MeridOrg to combat aflatoxin. Learn more: bit.ly/2WAwaFF @FeedtheFuture
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. @ILRI leads #A4NHResearch on #foodsafety. Check out their great work on this important topic as we prepare to mark #WorldFoodSafetyDay on June 7. #OneCGIAR @CGIARnutrition @CGIAR
Remember #informalmarkets matter on #WorldFoodSafetyDay, 7 June. They offer cheap, nutritious, accessible food - up to 95% of the food eaten in #subSaharanAfrica. By 2040 they will still provide up to 70% of food. Read more at ilri.org/world-food-safety-d… @A4NH_CGIAR
