Thanks to more than a decade-and-a-half of dedicated research, we have Aflasafe ready to broadcast onto Africa’s farms. And now, we are working on broadcasting the good news. As part of our communications strategy for Aflasafe Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (ATTC), we launched our newsletter, ATTC News, in December 2017 with a packed Issue 1. …
She’s wild about food safety; she’s a research superstar; she’s a take-no-prisoners toxin buster; she’s our very own Charity Mutegi, research scientist. This International Women’s Day we’re taking time out to celebrate one amazing woman who is calling time on aflatoxins. And what better way to do so than in her own words? “Food that …
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One thing is clear: inaction on aflatoxin is not an option. “The health cost that we are paying, and will pay, is too high. The loss of life is too great. It is time for us to consider food safety as well as food security, not only for the farmers and traders who are losing …
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Scientists work hard to come up with brilliant solutions to our problems – but how do we get those solutions to the people that need them on a large scale? It’s a big question – and it is just what Aflasafe Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (ATTC) is working on. Years of careful research have refined …
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Welcome, and do come in! This World Food Day we are delighted to present our new website, aflasafe.com. With Aflasafe well into its commercialisation phase, already available in five countries and close to registration in several more, it was time for a makeover to present our product to potential users and partners. This, through an …
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En français Aflasafe is an all-natural product for Africa that fights aflatoxin in food: customised for each country or region, Aflasafe reduces aflatoxin by up to 99%. In Senegal, local Aflasafe production commences mid-2018, with today’s signing ceremony paving the way… DAKAR, SENEGAL, 21st September 2017 – Today in Dakar, both Senegal and The Gambia …
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In English Aflasafe est un produit entièrement naturel pour l’Afrique destiné à la lutte contre les aflatoxines dans les aliments: adapté pour chaque pays ou région, Aflasafe réduit les aflatoxines jusqu’à 99%. Au Sénégal, la production locale d’Aflasafe commencera en mi-2018, avec la cérémonie de signature d’aujourd’hui qui ouvre la voie … DAKAR, SENEGAL, 21 …
Chronicles on a big problem, and a broad solution Flashback: In early 2015, Kenya’s National Irrigation Board (NIB) purchased Aflasafe to help deal with aflatoxin contamination in maize, a predicament afflicting some of its irrigation schemes. For example, in most years, the UN’s World Food Programme was unable to purchase maize from Hola and Bura owing …
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Entry for the Postharvest Innovations Challenge (February 2017) at the First All-Africa Postharvest Congress & Exhibition (March 2017) Co-Innovators: Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Dr Peter J Cotty, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture 1) Geographical and food value chain focus Aflatoxin is a poison produced by the soil-inhabiting fungus Aspergillus …
Aflatoxin is a real and present danger in Africa’s food, affecting key staples such as maize and groundnuts, which are both very common foods across sub-Saharan Africa. The Gambia is no exception. Today, Aflasafe SN01™ was launched in Banjul, The Gambia, to combat aflatoxin in groundnuts and maize. Aflasafe is an all-natural biocontrol product, developed …
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