Evaluating the risk of climate change-induced aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts and maize: Result of modeling analyses in six countries

Timothy Thomas, Richard Robertson and Kenneth J. Boote

No 12, GCAN policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This policy note summarizes research that assessed the likely impact of climate change on aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts (in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria) and in maize (in Burkina Faso, Honduras, Guatemala, Nepal, Niger, and Nigeria), and the impact of temperature, precipitation, and soil types on aflatoxin contamination. A future goal is to improve the calibration of the modeling software utilized to enable its use as an early warning tool for aflatoxin hotspots.

Keywords: soil types; groundnuts; health; technology transfer; maize; contamination; precipitation; aflatoxins; decision making; temperature; climate change; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guatemala; Honduras; Nigeria; Central America; Africa; Western Africa; Northern America; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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