{"id":13344,"date":"2026-06-20T12:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/technology-leap-for-senegal-and-the-gambia-to-combat-aflatoxin-in-food\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:17","slug":"technology-leap-for-senegal-and-the-gambia-to-combat-aflatoxin-in-food","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/technology-leap-for-senegal-and-the-gambia-to-combat-aflatoxin-in-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology leap for Senegal and The Gambia to combat aflatoxin in food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Aflasafe is an all-natural product for Africa that fights aflatoxin in food: customised for each country or region, Aflasafe reduces aflatoxin by up to 99%. In Senegal, local Aflasafe production commences mid-2018, with today\u2019s signing ceremony paving the way\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dakar, Senegal, 21st September 2017 \u2013 Today in Dakar, both Senegal  and The Gambia simultaneously took a giant leap forward in technology to fight aflatoxin. BAMTAARE SA has signed a technology transfer license  and agreement with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for local manufacture, distribution  and sale of Aflasafe SN01&#x2122;. With this, construction of an Aflasafe SN01 factory at Kahone, Kaolack Region, Senegal, will immediately commence. Production will start in June 2018. The factory will be fully owned, operated  and managed by BAMTAARE, which will finance its construction, while IITA will provide technical  and business development support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"Read story on 'Technology leap for Senegal  and The Gambia to combat aflatoxin in food'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aflasafe.com\/press-asset\/-\/asset_publisher\/Kcs8\/content\/technology-leap-for-senegal- and-the-gambia-to-combat-aflatoxin-in-food?redirect=%2Fpress-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0[icon name=&#8221;angle-double-right&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Dakar, both Senegal and The Gambia simultaneously took a giant leap forward in technology to fight Aflatoxin. 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