Future of Food Summit 2015 – Aflatoxin

06th February 2016
by secretary

Paepard

Published on 9 Jun 2015. This panel considers and debates one of the greatest obstacles to food security in many parts of the world: mycotoxin.

Aflatoxin is a particularly dangerous mycotoxin produced predominantly by two Aspergillus fungi. It colonizes a variety of important food and feed crops both pre- and post-harvest, including groundnuts, tree nuts, maize, rice, figs and other dried foods, spices, crude vegetable oils and cocoa.

Contaminated crops have significant health risks for both humans and animals, having been linked to retarded growth and development (stunting), immunosuppression and liver cancer. The aflatoxin issue has other, complex implications for food security and, by limiting farmers’ access to international markets, can lead to food waste and economic instability.

Panelists:

John Lamb, Principal Associate, Abt Associates
Dr. Kitty Cardwell, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
Barbara Stinson, Senior Partner, Meridian Institute; Project Director, Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
Moderator: Dr. Howard-Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer, Mars, Incorporated

@36:15 the funding needs are discussed
@1:00:48: “Plant science could be a profound way of solving some of those problems”

Related PAEPARD video interviews:
Published on 22 Sep 2015
PAEPARD video interview with Howard Shapiro of Mars, Inc USA.

Why is the issue of mycotoxin contamination so important?
How critical is mycotoxin contamination for Mars Inc.?
Why do you expect from research and development funders?
Why did the development community not take it up?
Do we need a pre-harvest or post-harvest intervention? Are attitudes changing?

Published on 5 Oct 2014 1-2 October 2014. Berlin, Germany. German Federal Mininstry of Economic Development and Cooperation. Expert meeting Food Safety Nutrition Security, discussing aflatoxin.

Interview with John Lamb; Abt. Associates. He answers the following questions:

Why the private sector should be concerned about aflatoxin?
The mortality rate among chicken is strong evidence?
How should the chicken feed business be approached?

Related:
CREATED: July, 2015
AUTHOR(S): Mundia Silumesii, Seed Certification and Control Institute SCCI (MAL), Lusaka, Zambia.
EDITED BY: Plantwise

Aspergillus fungal disease and aflatoxins in groundnuts from Francois Stepman

Source: PAEPARD FEED

Future of Food Summit 2015 – Aflatoxin

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