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Aflatoxin contamination can cost smallholder farmers at the market and leave them with potentially dangerous food to feed their families, but a few simple techniques have been proven to reduce the likelihood and severity of contamination. The Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab has created an infographic to relay that important information to farmers and consumers…
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A white paper has been published in advance of a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanuts which begins tomorrow. Click here to read the white paper. Feed the Future has scheduled a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanut research and asks people from around the world to share their questions, thoughts…
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Feed the Future has scheduled a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanut research and asks people from around the world to share their questions, thoughts and opinions about the direction research should take in coming years. The discussion will span 14-15 June and give participants a chance to learn about current research and…
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Cuisine in Mexico and Kenya have a major ingredient in common – maize – and a food preparation method used for thousands of years in the area around modern Mexico could expand dish options and add nutrients for Kenyans, while reducing aflatoxin contamination in the food. The process – called nixtamalization – involves cooking and…
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The government of the Gambia signed a loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the AfDB Meetings in Lusaka, Zambia, recently to fund the Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (AVCDP). The $9 million project which was approved in March and involves the production, processing, storage and marketing of rice and livestock products. It…
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Do you have an award-winning photo stored on your camera? Have you captured the story of a Feed the Future project through your lens? If you have a photo that shows work to reduce hunger poverty and malnutrition through the program, you might enter the image in the Feed the Future photo contest. Photos could…
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Conference organizers are seeking abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2016 Integrated Nutrition Conference, scheduled for Nov. 14-16 in Nairobi, Kenya. Conference objectives are to identify strategies for civil society, government and academia to partner with the private sector in addressing the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations, as well as leverage private sector…
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