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Developing countries lose billions of dollars in trade annually to aflatoxin contamination in foods. Worst still, the contamination endangers the health of millions of people in the region. But the good news is that IITA has developed a biocontrol product (aflasafe) to tackle this problem. Ranajit Bandyophadhay relates the journey that led to the development of aflasafe.
Manuele Tamò is the Officer-in-Charge of IITA-Bénin. In this interview, he talks about the outlook regarding invasive pests in Africa and the role of biocontrol.
Director and socioeconomist Steffen Abele points out that IITA studies already show the impact of our research on banana and plantain on benenficiaries, particularly in East and Central Africa.
Maria Ayodele has headed IITA’s Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) since 1998, has made sure that strict phytosanitary measures are in place, and that only clean germplasm materials move through national and international borders every year.
Christian Fatokun, who is in charge of biosafety at IITA, emphasizes the need for the community of scientists to work together harmoniously to solve problems of food security and poverty in Africa.
“I like the applied and hands-on work” says award winning IITA scientist Thomas Dubois…
Tripathi “demystifies” biotechnology and explains its importance in improving crop varieties and helping produce more and better food for Africa.