Diffusion of Cost-Effective Technologies for the Control of Mycotoxin Contamination for Increased health and Income in Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Mozambique
Abstract
Diffusion of Cost-Effective Technologies for the Control of Mycotoxin Contamination for Increased Health and Income in Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Mozambique This project aims at improving reducing mycotoxin contamination of maize and peanuts through dissemination and adoption of management approaches. As longterm goals food quality, human health and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shall be improved. The proposed project has three components: (i) diffusion of optimal mycotoxin management techniques, (ii) (ii) testing and adaptation of rapid field based aflatoxin and fumonisin detection techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); and (iii) (iii) establishment of national platforms to facilitate increased awareness of mycotoxin problems. IFA-Tulln which has developed easy-to-use, field-based mycotoxin testing kits will adapt these cost effective detection methods for aflatoxins and fumonisins under African field conditions. As primary intervention countries with high aflatoxin risk Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Tanzania have been chosen. Furthermore a regional and in-country workshop will be carried out by IFA-Tulln to instruct members of universities, public and privat sectors, policy makers, feed producers, cooperatives and farmers in general aspects of mycotoxins and in the use of the adapted kits. Research findings should be published and the establishment of a national mycotoxin stakeholder platform should be supported with the aim to develop working papers to exchange and diffuse information and to increase awareness about mycotoxins management and impact of mycotoxin on health and trade in Africa.
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Project staff
Rudolf Krska
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Rudolf Krska
rudolf.krska@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97301, 97302
BOKU Project Leader
16.06.2009 - 31.12.2010
BOKU partners
External partners
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Biological Control Centre, Cotonou, Benin
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