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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research and Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control (Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, PMIL) conducted its Annual Research Meeting on June 15-18th in Cap Haitian. “It was great to have our African partners present and for some of them to see their peanut varieties being evaluated in Haiti.…
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On June 12th, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research and Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control (Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, PMIL) hosted a successful workshop on “Priorities for Addressing Mycotoxins in Haiti” in Port au Prince, Haiti. Over 40 participants attended, including members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),…
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Aflatoxin, a Silent Threat to Africa’s Food Supply Published June 5, 2015, National Geographic|The Plate Author Kelsey Nowakowski Food supply issues aren’t uncommon in Africa. Famines caused by drought, flood, or conflict are frequent. But there is another constant threat to the continent’s food security that receives little public attention: Foodborne toxins known as aflatoxins.
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PMIL hosted tours to several research farms, an Acesso Depot and the Meds & Food for Kids factory near Cap Haitien, Haiti on June 17.
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June 16 research reporting meeting and presentations by Meds & Food for Kids founder Pat Wolff.
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UGA, other universities create smartphone app to predict disease risk in peanuts Writer Clint Thompson Published June 16, 2015 Online Athens A new smartphone app for the Peanut Disease Risk Index, or “PEANUT Rx,” will help Georgia peanut growers predict their risk of disease for this year’s crop. Georgia is the country’s top producer of…
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