The Co-Occurrence of Aflatoxin and Fumonisin Along the Maize Value Chain in Southwest Nigeria

Lenis Liverpool-Tasie, Nikita Saha Turna, Oluwatoyin Ademola Adewale Obadina and Felicia Wu

No 303573, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)

Abstract: Key Findings -People in Nigeria are at risk of exposure to mycotoxins(aflatoxins and fumonisins) which both have potentialrisk to human and animal health -We find evidence that many maize products (51.7% ofour samples) had total aflatoxin levels above theregulatory limits in Nigeria while 12.93% of the samplescontained total fumonisin levels higher than the UnitedStates regulatory limit -Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination in maizeproducts extend beyond production to storage and finalfood products -Adequately addressing the mycotoxin challenge requiresconsideration of the entire maize value chain

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2018-09-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.303573

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