In English Arusha, Tanzania, 7 Mei 2019 – Leo inaashiria siku muhimu sana katika vita vya Tanzania dhidi ya sumu kuvu hatari katika mazao ya vyakula muhimu ya nchi – karanga na mahindi. Mkataba wa Kuhamisha Teknolojia na Makubaliano ya Leseni (TTLA) ulisainiwa ili kuwezesha uzalishaji wa ndani na usambazaji wa kinga hii ya sumu …
There is an aflatoxin-control revolution going on in Ghana, with talented fighters wielding Aflasafe GH02 on the front line alongside other solutions. Read on to discover how the government is providing top-class leadership with direction and coordination at national level, or follow the links at the end of the story to find out how we …
For Aflasafe GH02 to have sustainable demand and support into the future, we need to create awareness of aflatoxin and Aflasafe in all sectors of society, and for key movers and shakers to take that knowledge and become champions of Aflasafe. Read on to discover how we’re using events to get the message out to …
We at IITA’s Aflasafe Technology Transfer and Commercialisation initiative (ATTC) continue our steadfast commitment to food safety in Africa, in deeds and dialogues, and in concert with the African Union’s Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA). Following a jointly hosted successful food-safety side event in September last year at the African Green Revolution Forum …
While Aflasafe is a product exclusively for and of Africa, our team’s expertise and achievements are spilling beyond Africa’s shores, receiving recognition across the world. In October 2018 our very own Alejandro Ortega-Beltran took the first step in a brand-new relationship, travelling all the way to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the launch of AflaPak, a …
We cannot talk about food security and ignore food safety – its crucial cornerstone. Quantity without quality is no good, and food safety is right at the heart of food quality. After all, food is meant to nourish us, not to make us ill or, worse, kill us. With this in mind, ATTC, the African …
Aflasafe at the 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology Our science leader, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, shone on the international stage recently with a stellar keynote address at the 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), where he was joined by a constellation of other IITA researchers. So highly anticipated was Ranajit’s talk, on A multipronged …
Aflasafe offers a way to make our food safer – and it brings agribusiness opportunities too, in manufacturing, distributing and marketing. These doors are opening ever wider now in Tanzania: thanks to powerful twin toxin-beaters Aflasafe TZ01 and TZ02 (together known as ‘Aflasafe TZ’) –fully developed, proven, and thus ripe and ready for commercialisation. To …
News item in English DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, Septemba 3, 2018 – Tanzania inajiunga na mataifa mengine barani Afrika katika kukabiliana na sumukuvu kwa kuingiza teknolojia ya kukabiliana na tatizo hilo kwenye chakula cha binadamu na mifugo. Sumukuvu ni chanzo kikubwa cha magonjwa ya kansa. Kwa kutumia teknolojia hiyo inayotambuliwa kama Aflasafe TZ, Tanzania itajihakikishia …
Taarifa ya Kiswahili kwa vyombo vya habari Dar es Salaam 03 September 2018 – Tanzania will soon join other countries in Africa in rolling out its country-specific, safe, and effective technology for reducing contamination of food and feed by the cancer-causing, poisonous aflatoxins making them safe for human and livestock consumption and to meet standards …
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