As Aflasafe commercialisation takes off, public awareness and coverage in the media are growing too. Interested in what the world is saying about us? We’ve created a new virtual album of our most recent press cuttings, as well as articles of interest on aflatoxin. In Quarter 1 of 2018 alone, the Nigerian press has been …
Aflasafe SN01 was launched in Senegal and The Gambia in March 2017. Matters Aflasafe did not end there. In fact, this was just the beginning. Nearly six months to the day, a formal Aflasafe Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement was signed between IITA and BAMTAARE. What has happened since in terms of commercialisation? The steady forward march …
Even as we press forward on commercialising Aflasafe for large-scale use, we continue to be amazed by the Aflasafe research and development team. Not only have they created this remarkable and powerful product, but their support and enthusiasm is essential to successful commercialisation. In countries where Aflasafe is available, they are working hard to transfer …
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The Aflasafe KE01 factory at Katumani, Eastern Kenya, is nearly complete. Facilities for grain intake, cleaning and storage are still pending. Nonetheless, makeshift arrangements have been made and the factory has so far produced 20 metric tonnes (MT) of Aflasafe during December 2017. Its total lifetime output stands at 22 MT, of which 2 MT …
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Harvestfield Industries Ltd rises to the occasion In February 2017, ATTC’s new Aflasafe™ commercialisation partner, Harvestfield Industries Ltd, who will manufacture and distribute Aflasafe in Nigeria, engaged in an intensive and extensive aflatoxin-awareness campaign – crucial when offering a solution to a silent, invisible and little-known killer. Fanning out across the country in a simultaneous …
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Spearheaded by Olam, springboard is Jigawa State Aflasafe™ has made its debut in the groundnuts arena in Nigeria, thanks to Olam – an international trading company with operations in Nigeria – and Nigeria’s Jigawa State Government. Olam is seeking aflatoxin-safe groundnuts for export, for which the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in July …
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We are delighted to announce that Aflasafe GH02 has been registered by Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency, with an official launch to follow. To prepare the ground ahead of registration, in mid-August 2017, ATTC hosted an Investors Forum in Ghana. During this forum, it was revealed that studies show aflatoxin contamination in Ghana to be very …
Following the registration of Aflasafe BF01 in Burkina Faso, an Investors Forum was convened in early November 2017, well-attended by the private sector. Since then, of the companies that attended the forum, four have submitted an official expression of interest in manufacturing and distributing Aflasafe BF01 in Burkina Faso. To operationalise commercialisation, the Aflasafe Technology …
We are working hard to produce new multimedia materials in a range of languages, as well as fresh content for our website, which is continually growing. Our latest multimedia offerings on how and why to use Aflasafe include leaflets, videos, and audio plays. Other recent updates to our websites include a new resources page with …
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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. …
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