Aflasafe products protect maize and groundnut from aflatoxin contamination in more than 100,000 hectares in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa
IITA is implementing strategic partnerships with private companies or Government entities to use Aflasafe products in maize and groundnut fields of four sub-Saharan Africa nations. Over 100,000 ha were treated with Aflasafe during 2017, allowing production of maize and groundnut with safe aflatoxin levels. Large-scale use of Aflasafe contributed to improve food safety [e.g. in Nigeria 91% of samples had less than 20 ppb] and increased the income of smallholder maize farmers (average 11.5% more than regular maize).
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| Format: | Case Study biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2017-12-31
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| Subjects: | farmers, maize, food safety, production, income, partnerships, contamination, africa, government, sub-saharan africa, companies, fields, food, products, safety, scale, samples, aflatoxin, countries, entities, levels, case studies, agrifood systems, rural development, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121857 |
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