Aflatoxin-contaminated groundnut kernels (photo credit: IITA).
Overview
The objectives of this project are to:
- establish a mycotoxin diagnostics platform at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa hub at the Nairobi campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- characterize Aspergillus flavus from maize and soil in Kenya and Tanzania;
- test modelling as a potential predictive tool and to contextualize findings across Kenya, Tanzania and the region; and
- identify maize germplasm resistant to aflatoxin accumulation in specific environments through field trials and postharvest experiments.
Timeline
Start Date: 2011 | End Date: 2013
Country/Region
Kenya and Tanzania
Principal investigator
Jagger Harvey
Scientists
- Arnold Mushongi
- Benoit Gnonlonfin
- Darren Kriticos
- Eric Magembe
- Glen Fox
- James Gethi
- Mary Fletcher
- Michael Milgroom
- Phil Pardey
- Rebecca Nelson
- Ross Darnell
- Said Massomo
- Samuel Mutiga
- Sheila Okoth
- Stephen Trowell
- Vincent Were
- Yash Chauhan
Partners
- Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania
- Cornell University
- HarvestChoice
- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
- Open University of Tanzania
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
- University of Nairobi
Funders
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
External link
Project web page
AgHealth 
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