Reducing maize-based aflatoxin contamination and exposure in Zimbabwe - Policy Brief

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dc.contributor.authorWrenmedia
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T17:05:35Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T17:05:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-10
dc.description.abstractThis project used a randomized control trial to test the efficacy of two technologies – metal silos and thick plastic hermetic ‘super bags’ – against the use of conventional storage methods (polypropylene bags and mud huts) to reduce post-harvest losses and aflatoxin contamination of grain. Results indicated a lower occurrence and concentration of aflatoxin M1 in urine samples of women and children from households using the hermetic technology for grain storage. Results analysis also concludes that these methods reduced economic losses due to insect damage. Awareness of aflatoxins and their associated health risks increased among women from 36% (2015) to 99% (2016).en
dc.description.sponsorshipCultivate Africa’s Future Fund (CULTIAF)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58545
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAFLATOXINSen
dc.subjectFUNGIen
dc.subjectPOSTHARVEST LOSSESen
dc.subjectTOXINSen
dc.subjectGRAIN STORAGEen
dc.subjectMAIZEen
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectNUTRITIONen
dc.subjectWOMEN’S HEALTHen
dc.subjectZIMBABWEen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleReducing maize-based aflatoxin contamination and exposure in Zimbabwe - Policy Briefen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-SA 2.5en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107838001
idrc.project.number107838
idrc.project.titlePost-Harvest Management Technologies for Reducing Aflatoxin Contamination in Maize Grain and Exposure to Humans in Zimbabween
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-208402
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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