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Aflasafe SN01 is the first biocontrol product approved for aflatoxin mitigation in two nations, Senegal and The Gambia

dc.contributor.authorSenghor, L.A.
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Beltran, A.
dc.contributor.authorAtehnkeng, J.
dc.contributor.authorJarju, P.
dc.contributor.authorCotty, P.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-10T14:20:53Z
dc.date.available2021-03-10T14:20:53Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSenghor, L.A., Ortega-Beltran, A., Atehnkeng, J., Jarju, P., Cotty, P. & Bandyopadhyay, R. (2020). Aflasafe SN01 is the first biocontrol product approved for aflatoxin mitigation in two nations, Senegal and The Gambia. Plant Disease, 1-31.
dc.identifier.issn0191-2917
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7074
dc.description.abstractAflatoxin contamination is caused by Aspergillus flavus and closely related fungi. In The Gambia, aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize, two staple and economically important crops, is common. Groundnut and maize consumers are chronically exposed to aflatoxins, sometimes at alarming levels, and this has severe consequences on their health and productivity. Aflatoxin contamination also impedes commercialization in local and international premium markets. In neighboring Senegal, an aflatoxin biocontrol product containing four atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus, Aflasafe SN01, has been registered and is approved for commercial use in groundnut and maize. We detected that the four genotypes composing Aflasafe SN01 are also native to The Gambia. The biocontrol product was tested during two years in 129 maize and groundnut fields and compared with corresponding untreated fields cropped by smallholder farmers in The Gambia. Treated crops contained up to 100% less aflatoxins than untreated crops. A large portion of the crops could have been commercialized in premium markets due to the low aflatoxin content (in many cases no detectable aflatoxins), both at harvest and after storage. Substantial aflatoxin reductions were also achieved when commercially-produced groundnut received treatment. Here we report for the first time the use and effectiveness of an aflatoxin biocontrol product registered for use in two nations. With the current scale-out and -up efforts of Aflasafe SN01, a large number of farmers, consumers, and traders in The Gambia and Senegal will obtain health, income, and trade benefits.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Trust Fund
dc.format.extent1-31
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectPostharvest Technology
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.titleAflasafe SN01 is the first biocontrol product approved for aflatoxin mitigation in two nations, Senegal and The Gambia
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationLa Direction de Protection Végétaux, Senegal
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Food Security, Processing and Marketing Corporation, The Gambia
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Department of Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationOcean University of China
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.countryThe Gambia
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidSENGHOR:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalPlant Disease
cg.notesPublished online: 17 Dec 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-20-1899-re
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAlejandro Ortega-Beltran: 0000-0003-3747-8094
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRanajit Bandyopadhyay: 0000-0003-2422-4298
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