CGSpaceA Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs
    View Item 
    •   CGSpace Home
    • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
    • IITA Journal Articles
    • View Item
       
    • CGSpace Home
    • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
    • IITA Journal Articles
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Mycotoxins in sub-Saharan Africa: present situation, socio-economic impact, awareness, and outlook

    Thumbnail
    
    Authors
    Udomkun, Patchimaporn
    Wiredu, Alexander N.
    Nagle, Marcus
    Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
    Müller, Joachim
    Vanlauwe, Bernard
    Date
    2017-02
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review status
    Peer Review
    Accessibility
    Limited Access
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Share
    Citation
    Udomkun, P., Wiredu, A. N., Nagle, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Müller, J. & Vanlauwe, B. (2017). Mycotoxins in sub-Saharan Africa: present situation, socio-economic impact, awareness, and outlook. Food Control, 72, 110-122.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77105
    DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.07.039
    Abstract/Description
    Many studies have reported the occurrence of mycotoxin in human foods and animal feeds in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, and zearalenone are among the most hazardous mycotoxins produced by fungal species, mainly in the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium. Due to their high stability, mycotoxins are a cause of concern not only during crop production, but also in storage, transport, processing, and post-processing steps. Mycotoxin contamination is one factor that reduces the competitiveness of agricultural commodities from SSA for export. Moreover, these impurities negatively impact the health of humans and livestock which affects household security, livelihood, productivity, and income and leads to significant costs and economic losses for the producing countries. Limited knowledge or awareness of most actors along the food and feed chain is considered to be one of the major problems delaying effective counter measures. In the last decades, various accurate and sensitive analytical methods have been developed to detect levels of mycotoxins on food and feed samples such as HPLC, LC-MS, immuno-based assays, and optical methods. Nevertheless, immuno-based techniques are still the most useful for identifying mycotoxins in the field and farm levels as they can be conducted onsite. Although tolerable limits for mycotoxins have been established in many SSA countries, most contamination still exceeds maximum thresholds and these toxins continue to pose considerable risk to public health. To address mycotoxin problems in SSA, therefore, possible intervention strategies should provide support for capacity building and supply chain coordination, increased public awareness, and knowledge through education and extension, as well as improved incentives for management of respective fungal species.
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
    AGROVOC Keywords
    FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY; AFLATOXINS; MYCOTOXINS
    Subjects
    AFLATOXIN; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY
    Regions
    AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
    Investors/sponsors
    German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; International Fund for Agricultural Development
    Collections
    • CCAFS Journal Articles [887]
    • IITA Journal Articles [3015]

    AboutPrivacy PolicySend Feedback
     

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Browse

    All of CGSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesBy AGROVOC keywordBy ILRI subjectBy CPWF subjectBy CCAFS subjectBy CIFOR subjectBy IWMI subjectBy RegionBy CountryBy SubregionBy CRP subjectBy River basinBy Output typeBy CTA subjectBy WLE subjectBy Bioversity subjectBy CIAT subjectBy CIP subjectBy animal breedBy CGIAR System subjectThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesBy AGROVOC keywordBy ILRI subjectBy CPWF subjectBy CCAFS subjectBy CIFOR subjectBy IWMI subjectBy RegionBy CountryBy SubregionBy CRP subjectBy River basinBy Output typeBy CTA subjectBy WLE subjectBy Bioversity subjectBy CIAT subjectBy CIP subjectBy animal breedBy CGIAR System subject

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    AboutPrivacy PolicySend Feedback