Project

BL/02/LeapAgri 01: European-African partnership for safe and efficient use of mycotoxin-mitigation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa (MycoSafe-South)

Acronym

BL/02/LeapAgri 01

Code

12J09118

Duration

15 July 2018 → 31 August 2022

Funding

Federal funding: various

Promotor

Siska Croubels

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Toxinology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary pharmacology and toxicology
- Veterinary public health and food safety

Keywords

sub-Saharan Africa mycotoxins food safety food security animal health human health

Project description

Food security remains a major challenge in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest prevalence of undernourishment. Worldwide, cereal-based crops are spoiled by toxigenic moulds and their mycotoxins. Food spoilage by moulds and mycotoxins not only reduces the amount of the available food, and can have deleterious effects for animal & human health, It also adversely affects the ability of Africa to trade with the rest of the world.