Towards a successful management of aflatoxin contamination in legume and cereal farming systems in northern Nigeria: A case study of the groundnut value chain

    Vabi, M B and Chris, E O and Ayuba, K and Babu, M N and Aisha, M A and Haruna, - and Sanusi, G S and Gaya, M S and Alabi, O and Adobe, K and Ajeigbe, H A (2018) Towards a successful management of aflatoxin contamination in legume and cereal farming systems in northern Nigeria: A case study of the groundnut value chain. African Journal of Agriculture and Food Security, 6 (7). pp. 269-276. ISSN 2375-1177

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    Abstract

    Aflatoxin is reported to be a major challenge of many agricultural commodity value chains groundnut, with potential negative impacts on nutrition, food safety, human health and foreign trade. This paper presents multiple pre-emptive management measures in the management of Aflatoxins in the groundnut value chain in Nigeria. These measures include: the organization of Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops, development of aptitudes in the detection and quantification of aflatoxin levels, demonstration of integrated crop management (ICM) practices, production of pedagogic materials to support awareness raising engagement of media organs to sustain awareness on the challenges of aflatoxin contamination, and evaluation and promotion of Aspergillus flavus resistant groundnut varieties. Alongside these measures which target behavioural corrections, samples of groundnut and groundnut-based are being collected to establish the prevalence and distribution of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut kernel and groundnut-based products in Northern Nigeria.

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Research Program : West & Central Africa
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Aflatoxin, pre-emptive measures, groundnut, Northern Nigeria, policies, value chains groundnut, nutrition, food safety, human health, Integrated crop management, aflatoxin contamination, Aspergillus flavus, groundnut based products
    Subjects: Others > Food Processing & Technology
    Others > Nigeria
    Others > Integrated Crop Management (ICM)
    Mandate crops > Groundnut
    Others > Africa
    Others > Aflatoxins
    Others > Value Chains
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2018 04:42
    Last Modified: 24 Oct 2018 06:18
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10914
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