MYTOX-SOUTH intends to harness the expertise and infrastructure available at UGent to strengthen the capacity of the Southern partners to tackle the mycotoxin problem and the associated food safety and food security issues. This inter-continental partnership will lead to MYTOX-SOUTH as the number 1 network for mycotoxin research, education and service to society. MYTOX-SOUTH is a partnership to improve food security & food safety through mitigation of mycotoxins at global level with the following long term goals:

- building human capacity

- brdiging the gap

- creating a sustainable network