Agricultural technologies shown to be highly effective in research trials often have a lower impact when utilized by smallholder farmers. Both heterogeneous returns and suboptimal application are believed to play a role in this efficacy gap. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Does Aflatoxin Stunt Child Growth? Evidence from the First Randomized Trial
This blog is cross posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Vivian Hoffmann, Jef Leroy, and Kelly Jones. The post is based on their recent article: “The impact of reducing dietary aflatoxin exposure on child linear growth: a cluster randomized control trial in eastern Kenya,” which appeared in BMJ Global Health. Aflatoxins >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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.
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 aflasafe—Africa’s first indigenous biocontrol product for control of aflatoxins.
