{"id":13265,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/east-african-heads-laud-aflasafe\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:39:41","slug":"east-african-heads-laud-aflasafe","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/east-african-heads-laud-aflasafe\/","title":{"rendered":"East African heads laud Aflasafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team of African leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania,  and Ug anda under the East Africa Community (EAC) have endorsed IITA\u2019s aflasafe\u2014Africa\u2019s first indigenous biocontrol product for control of aflatoxins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_12370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12370\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Afla_DSC_2943.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12370\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Afla_DSC_2943.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Ranajit B andyopadhyay shows a maize cob to a young farmer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ranajit B andyopadhyay shows a maize cob to a young farmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EAC delegates spent three days, 20\u201422 March, on a learning visit to the Aflasafe project  and also went to a local community in Ibadan to see how the product is helping maize farmers meet international st andards<br> and improve both their health  and income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit created awareness among the EAC delegates on best practices in the control of aflatoxin, as well as supporting initiatives around the biocontrol technology,  and approaches to address the impact of crop aflatoxin contamination along the value chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the visitors, the decision to come  and see first-h and how aflasafe is working in Nigeria will help them promote Aflasafe as a project in East Africa. \u201cEAC intends to benefit  and partner with the Aflasafe project in various areas, marketing inclusive. For instance, we now know that using aflasafe increases the value of farmers\u2019 products, eventually boosting market prices  and benefitting the economy in the long run. Keying into this project will also help improve the health of people in the countries we represent, as well as the added possibility of reducing the risk of cancer  and other health burdens associated with aflatoxins,\u201d Engr. Ladislaus Kyaruzi Leonadis, EAC member said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/B andyopadhyay-Ranajit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ranajit B andyopadhyay<\/a>, Leader of the Aflasafe project,  and <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/ak ande-adebowale\/\">Debo Ak ande<\/a>, AgResults\u00a0Aflasafe Pilot Manager, led the visitors to the Ijaye farm settlement where they spoke with maize farmers already using  and benefitting from Aflasafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_12369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12369\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_AflaDSC_2606.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12369\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_AflaDSC_2606.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of EAC delegates  and Aflasafe Project management  and implementers in a meeting in IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EAC delegates  and Aflasafe Project management  and implementers in a meeting in IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Head of Ijaye Farmers Association, who spoke on behalf of other farmers, said that maize crops treated with aflasafe meet international safety st andards  and that they are now able to sell that maize at a premium price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen Aflasafe was introduced to me, I was sceptical at first. But I went ahead  and used it on a small portion on my farm  and discovered during harvest that the output was far better  and the yields were able to withst and the test of time. Since then, I have never stopped using the product  and this time I am using it on a wider expanse of l and,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further convinced by the testimonies heard during the field visits, the<br>EAC delegates during their closing meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/akuffo-akoto-kwame\/\">Kwame Akuffo-Akoto<\/a>, IITA Deputy Director General for Special Duties, said \u201cWe are anticipating a beneficial collaboration with IITA to support the eradication of aflatoxins in our countries.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of African leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda under the East Africa Community (EAC) have endorsed IITA\u2019s aflasafe\u2014Africa\u2019s first indigenous biocontrol product for control of aflatoxins.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13266,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[],"news-type":[],"hub":[],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[195],"class_list":["post-13265","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","item-year-195"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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