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Blogger Emmie Kio has posted a recap on Storify.com of the May 19th Twitter Chat hosted by Agrilinks featuring representatives from the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab and Mercy Corps.
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Feed the Future’s Soybean Innovation Lab announces the availability of a new Tropical Soybean Information Portal (TSIP). The new website is a one-stop data and information shop for the global community of researchers, extentionists, and private sector managers working in the soybean value chain. The site is highly interactive and all materials are downloadable. Contributions are…
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PMIL collaborator, Agnes Mwangwela, co-authored a paper, “Quality evaluation of sunflower and groundnut oil produced by two cooperatives under the one village one product programme in central Malawi,” published in the March 2015 issue of the African Journal of Agricultural Research. The article about local cooperatives producing quality oil from groundnuts (peanuts) provides evidence that…
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African Union Commission (AUC) has announced five positions to strengthen the PACA Secretariat at the AUC Headquarters. The positions are: Senior Communication Officer, Knowledge Manager, Policy Advisor, Strategy and Operations Senior Officer, and Technical Advisor.
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Join us on May 19 for an #AskAg Twitter Chat that will explore aflatoxins as they relate to nutrition, broader development outcomes, and the varied approaches that seek to reduce exposure. Clara Ramírez of Mercy Corps and Dave Hoisington of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control…
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Breaking the Mold: How Mycotoxins Impact Agriculture, Nutrition and Development This AG Sector Council Seminar presents Mycotoxins, a toxic by-products of naturally occurring fungi that have serious health implications in humans and livestock. Found on grains, fruits and vegetables, acute and long-term exposure is associated with childhood stunting, reduced nutrient absorption, organ failure and cancer.…
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Reducing Global Hunger What role does the Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Lab play toward this important goal? Published May 1, 2015 in Peanut Grower By Jamie Rhoads, Assistant Director, and Christy Fricks, Communication Specialist, Peanut Mycotoxin Innovation Lab Many peanut producers may be familiar with the Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program, Peanut CRSP, which has…
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