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A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers

dc.contributor.authorJohnson, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.contributor.authorAyedun, B.
dc.contributor.authorFulton, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorWidmar, N.J.O.
dc.contributor.authorAkande, A.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Ranajit
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:08:45Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:08:45Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, A.M., Abdoulaye, T., Ayedun, B., Fulton, J.R., Widnar, N.J.O., Akande, A., ... & Manyong, V. (2017). A survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers (Working paper No 17-4). West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1902
dc.description.abstractAflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin that can cause cancer, stunted growth, and (in extreme instances) rapid death. Aflatoxin can contaminate many staple crops, including maize and groundnuts. As many as 4.5 billion people in the developing world may be chronically exposed. Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Resource Service, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and African Agricultural Technology Foundation have developed a biological control product called Aflasafe. IITA is currently working with the AgResults initiative to promote widespread adoption of Aflasafe in Nigeria and with the Aflasafe Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program to promote Aflasafe adoption in 11 African countries. In the fall of 2016, 272 oral surveys were administered to maize-buying poultry producers and feed millers in Nigeria. The survey was developed to obtain data regarding farmer awareness of aflatoxin and Aflasafe. Levels of aflatoxin and Aflasafe awareness were higher among enterprises registered with state and federal government agencies than among enterprises not registered. Awareness levels were also higher among enterprises with membership in professional poultry associations. The percentage of enterprises within each state that controlled for aflatoxin in their maize supply, typically with the use of toxic binder, ranged from 2% to 92%. Only 4% of enterprises tested for the amount of aflatoxin in their maize supply.
dc.format.extent32 p.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPurdue University
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectPoultry
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectAflasafe
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectMaize Supply
dc.titleA survey of aflatoxin and aflasafe awareness and management among Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationPurdue University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.creator.identifieradebowale akande: 0000-0002-6521-3272
cg.creator.identifierRanajit Bandyopadhyay: 0000-0003-2422-4298
cg.creator.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceWest Lafayette, Indiana
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid84972
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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