ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov. 1, 2017 - Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ...

Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India, ...

The discovery has the potential to drastically improve food safety and reduce losses caused by the contamination from the poisonous carcinogen, aflatoxin. Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant ...

In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.

A new technology has enabled to suppress the aflatoxin-producing fungus in groundnut. The discovery has the potential to drastically improve food safety and reduce losses caused by the contamination ...

A firm, Harvestfield Industries Limited, has moved to curb aflatoxin in maize that forced regulators to confiscate grain and prevent its entrance into the market. Aflatoxins are poisonous and ...

In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.

They said the findings could avoid thousands of tons of fungi-affected crops being discarded every year or being consumed with unacceptable levels of the mycotoxin. Scientists from The Donald Danforth ...

Gambia's trade challenges continue as the country's main trading good value continues to depreciate in the international market due to the continuous presence of aflatoxin in our groundnuts. Gambia's ...

Some smallholder farmers in the Upper West Region have been sensitized on quality peanut production and reduction of Aflatoxin for improved market. About 22 new varieties have been introduced to ...

• Investor Insta Product Limited hopes eventually to grow 6,000 tonnes locally and eventually build a factory in Turkana. Not all Kenya is aflatoxin-free. • Groundnut paste or butter is sold to Unicef ...

A European project has reported success in controlling aflatoxin contamination in peanuts, a product that has seen its export value fall in recent years. The initiative entitled 'New tools for ...