{"id":13029,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/nigeria-iita-and-world-bank-collaborate-to-end-food-contamination-by-aflatoxins\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","slug":"nigeria-iita-and-world-bank-collaborate-to-end-food-contamination-by-aflatoxins","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/nigeria-iita-and-world-bank-collaborate-to-end-food-contamination-by-aflatoxins\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria, IITA, and World Bank collaborate to end food contamination by aflatoxins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigeria has joined forces with IITA and the World Bank to help contain the contamination of food crops by aflatoxins, as the oil-rich nation aims to make agriculture the main driver of its economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new approach, which includes drawing a road map to tackle aflatoxins, is part of the Commercial Agriculture Development Program (CADP) that is being supported by the World Bank, and implemented in Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Cross River and Lagos states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a major step by the government towards ensuring food safety and food security,\u201d says A.M. Bab andi, National Coordinator of CADP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, aflatoxins are fungal contaminants that hurt trade and people\u2019s health, with studies pointing to them as the cause of liver cancer. In some cases, such as in Kenya, aflatoxin-contaminated maize consumed resulted in several deaths. Poultry and fish are particularly vulnerable to aflatoxins, which influence their productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Nigeria, resource-poor maize farmers face rejection from the premium food market due to aflatoxin contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration among Nigeria, IITA, and the World Bank will roll out and make available to farmers a biocontrol product called aflasafeTM that would stop the aflatoxin menace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is good news to farmers because they now have a solution to the problem,\u201d says Ranajit B andyopadhyay, IITA Pathologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf farmers apply aflasafeTM, they can sell their maize at premium prices and above all it would guarantee the safety of home-grown food and health of consumers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In on-farm research trials in Kaduna state\u2014north central Nigeria\u2014during 2009 and 2010, farmers who treated their fields with aflasafeTM were able to reduce the levels of aflatoxin contamination by about 80 to 90%. The efficacy of aflasafeTM earned the product a provisional registration from NAFDAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stakeholders including farmers at the meeting in Ibadan discussed efforts to stem aflatoxin spread. They unanimously said that a collective action was necessary to tackle aflatoxins, with Nestle considering supporting farmers with training on pre- and post-harvest h andling of maize including storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucas Akapa, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank, said the meeting was a success as partners agreed \u201cto develop a holistic strategy to help Nigeria fight aflatoxins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end, we hope to have a road map which will be driven by Nigerians with the purpose of ending the menace of aflatoxins, enhancing farmers\u2019 income, and guaranteeing food safety,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranajit B andyopadhyay, r.b andyopadhyay@cgiar.org<\/a>
IITA Plant Pathologist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godwin Atser, g.atser@cgiar.org<\/a>
Corporate Communications Officer (West Africa & Central Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey T. Oliver, o.jeffrey@cgiar.org<\/a>
Charg\u00e9 de communication d'entreprise (international)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IITA \u2013 Si\u00e8ge
Ibadan, Nig\u00e9ria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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