Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa
Aflatoxins pose a significant public health risk, decrease productivity and profitability and hamper trade. To minimize aflatoxin contamination a biocontrol technology based on atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus that do not produce aflatoxin is used widely in the United States. The technology,...
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| author | Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit Ortega-Beltran, Alejandro Konlambigue, Matieyedou Kaptoge, Lawrence Falade, Titilayo D. O. Cotty, Peter J. |
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| description | Aflatoxins pose a significant public health risk, decrease productivity and profitability and hamper trade. To minimize aflatoxin contamination a biocontrol technology based on atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus that do not produce aflatoxin is used widely in the United States. The technology, with the generic name Aflasafe, has been improved and adapted for use in Africa. Aflasafe products have been developed or are currently being developed in 20 African countries. Aflatoxin biocontrol is being scaled up for use in several African countries through a mix of public, private, and public-private interventions. Farmers in several countries have commercially treated nearly 400,000 ha of maize and groundnut achieving >90% reduction in aflatoxin contamination. This chapter summarizes the biology of aflatoxin-producing fungi and various factors affecting their occurence, including climate change. Various management practices for aflatoxin mitigation are then discussed. These include biological control, which is increasingly being adopted by farmers in several countries. We discuss biocontrol product development and commercialization in various African countries. Subsequently, we highlight some barriers to adoption and other challenges. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-979492025-07-17T12:15:59Z Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit Ortega-Beltran, Alejandro Konlambigue, Matieyedou Kaptoge, Lawrence Falade, Titilayo D. O. Cotty, Peter J. mycotoxin biological control maize groundnut manufacturing commercialization thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences Aflatoxins pose a significant public health risk, decrease productivity and profitability and hamper trade. To minimize aflatoxin contamination a biocontrol technology based on atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus that do not produce aflatoxin is used widely in the United States. The technology, with the generic name Aflasafe, has been improved and adapted for use in Africa. Aflasafe products have been developed or are currently being developed in 20 African countries. Aflatoxin biocontrol is being scaled up for use in several African countries through a mix of public, private, and public-private interventions. Farmers in several countries have commercially treated nearly 400,000 ha of maize and groundnut achieving >90% reduction in aflatoxin contamination. This chapter summarizes the biology of aflatoxin-producing fungi and various factors affecting their occurence, including climate change. Various management practices for aflatoxin mitigation are then discussed. These include biological control, which is increasingly being adopted by farmers in several countries. We discuss biocontrol product development and commercialization in various African countries. Subsequently, we highlight some barriers to adoption and other challenges. 2023-03-03T07:19:14Z 2023-03-03T07:19:14Z 2023-02-27T12:21:37Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230227_9781801462259_30 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61517 9781801462259 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97949 eng Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61517/1/9781801462259_web.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61517/1/9781801462259_web.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61517/1/9781801462259_web.pdf Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 10.19103/AS.2021.0093.16 10.19103/AS.2021.0093.16 7f047d73-123f-4ae5-87fd-34c46926a6f9 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 9781801462259 Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 42 Cambridge [...] open access |
| spellingShingle | mycotoxin biological control maize groundnut manufacturing commercialization thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit Ortega-Beltran, Alejandro Konlambigue, Matieyedou Kaptoge, Lawrence Falade, Titilayo D. O. Cotty, Peter J. Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title | Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title_full | Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title_short | Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa |
| title_sort | development and scale up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in africa |
| topic | mycotoxin biological control maize groundnut manufacturing commercialization thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences |
| topic_facet | mycotoxin biological control maize groundnut manufacturing commercialization thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseases thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences |
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