{"id":13196,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/redoubling-efforts-to-reduce-mycotoxin-contamination-in-east-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","slug":"redoubling-efforts-to-reduce-mycotoxin-contamination-in-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/redoubling-efforts-to-reduce-mycotoxin-contamination-in-east-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Redoubling efforts to reduce mycotoxin contamination in East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_10258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10258\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Student-on-Internship-at-the-laboratory.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10258\" src=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Student-on-Internship-at-the-laboratory.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Student on internship at the laboratory\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student on internship at the laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, all roads lead to the Kenya Agricultural  and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Centre at Katumani, in Machakos, Kenya, to launch a laboratory for research  and building capacity for managing mycotoxins (poisonous substances produced on different crops by different fungi) in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time there will be a ground breaking ceremony for the construction a modular (small-scale) plant to manufacture aflasafeKE01\u2015a biological product to control aflatoxin which is one of the most prevalent mycotoxins in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony will be officiated by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock  and Fisheries Development, Hon. Felix K. Koskei. Also in attendance will be the IITA Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga  and representatives of the many partners involved in the initiative as well as farmers in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The laboratory is a result of a partnership between KARLO, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Services (USDA-ARS),  and other development partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AflasafeKe01 was developed in partnership with KARLO, IITA, USDA-ARS, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), ACDI-VOCA,  and the National Irrigation Board (NIB) for managing aflatoxin in Kenya. The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has issued a provisional registration with KALRO as the registrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The modular facility will also be used to produce inoculum for research in the region. It is hoped that the modular facility will serve as an incubator of the technology to attract the private sector that will be ultimately responsible for wide-scale production  and distribution of the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus scientifically known as Aspergillus flavus. However, not all strains of the fungus produce the toxins. The biocontrol technology introduces strains of the non-toxic fungus in the affected fields which outcompete  and reduce the population of the toxic ones, therefore drastically reducing contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More on aflatoxin (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aflasafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.aflasafe.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine Njuguna, <a>c.njuguna@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c0 propos de l'IITA<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">www.iita.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'IITA est l'un des principaux partenaires de recherche au monde pour trouver des solutions \u00e0 la faim, \u00e0 la malnutrition et \u00e0 la pauvret\u00e9. Son approche prim\u00e9e de recherche pour le d\u00e9veloppement (R4D) r\u00e9pond aux besoins de d\u00e9veloppement des pays tropicaux. L'IITA travaille avec des partenaires pour am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 et la productivit\u00e9 des cultures, r\u00e9duire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer de la richesse \u00e0 partir de l'agriculture. L'IITA est une organisation \u00e0 but non lucratif fond\u00e9e en 1967 et dirig\u00e9e par un conseil d'administration. L'IITA travaille sur les cultures suivantes : le ni\u00e9b\u00e9, le soja, la banane\/banane plantain, l'igname, le manioc et le ma\u00efs. 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