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  • Kenya allocates 1.5 Billion Kenyan shillings to fight aflatoxin

    In its first cabinet meeting of the year, the government of Kenya has allocated 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings to fight against the aflatoxin problem in the country. The government is looking to scale-up interventions for aflatoxin control and management in the most affected counties in Kenya. The allocated budget is expected to be spent over…

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  • Popular African farming show features David Okello

    One of Africa’s most popular farming shows, the Shamba Shape-Up, featured PMIL Collaborator David Kalule Okello, speaking about seed selection in April of 2014. Fast forward to 23:01 to begin David’s portion. He was also featured in February of 2014 in Paul Ndiho’s blog: “Ugandan Groundnut Farmers Cashing In On Improved New Varieties.”

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  • PMIL director attends project meetings in Malawi, Ghana, Kenya

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    Photo of the participants of the Ghana planning meeting held at the Engineering Guest House at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

    Dave Hoisington, Director of Feed the Future's Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Lab (PMIL), recently returned from a 3-country tour of Malawi, Ghana and Kenya where he attended PMIL Value Chain Project planning meetings in both, Kumasi, Ghana and Lilongwe, Malawi.

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