The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has received two plants worth Sh190 million to help clear aflatoxins from maize stocks at its depots. Aflatoxins are a family of poisons produced by fungi ...

Aflatoxins are naturally occurring cancer-causing toxins produced by a mould fungus that attacks crop such as maize, peanuts, cottonseed and tree nuts, according to online publication cancer.gov The ...

The entrepreneurs that buy, dry and aggregate maize produce are decrying shortage of mobile drying machines following the high demand amidst prolonged heavy rains. This call follows last year's ...

The high prevalence of aflatoxins in maize and other staple foods in East Africa has become an important obstacle to domestic and regional food trade. Traditional regulatory processes provide little ...

Vivian Hoffmann receives funding from the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), Benckiser Stiftung ...

While peanuts offer nutritional benefits, a significant risk to liver health emerges from aflatoxin contamination due to improper storage. These toxic compounds can lead to severe liver damage, ...