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The challenge of industrialization of a nature-based solution that allows farmers to produce aflatoxin-safe crops in various African countries

dc.contributor.authorKaptoge, L.
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Beltran, A.
dc.contributor.authorAtehnkeng, J.
dc.contributor.authorKonlambigue, M.
dc.contributor.authorKamau, J.W.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T10:43:41Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T10:43:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-06
dc.identifier.citationKaptoge, L., Ortega-Beltran, A., Atehnkeng, J., Konlambigue, M., Kamau, J.W. & Bandyopadhyay, R. (2024). The challenge of industrialization of a nature-based solution that allows farmers to produce aflatoxin-safe crops in various African countries. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8: 1509384, 1-17.
dc.identifier.issn2571-581X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8665
dc.description.abstractIn sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), many crops are contaminated by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi with highly toxic, carcinogenic aflatoxins. This contamination has severe negative impacts on health, trade, income, and development sectors, hindering progress toward various objectives of most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 2 – Zero Hunger and SDG 3 – Good Health and Wellbeing. Farmers, industries, and governments need sound aflatoxin management strategies to effectively limit aflatoxin contamination throughout the crop value chain. One effective technology is biocontrol using native atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus coated on a carrier that is applied on growing crops. Atoxigenic A. flavus competitively displaces aflatoxin producers in the field, and this form of bioprotection results in reduced aflatoxin in crops. Over 15 years ago, field tests in Nigeria using a manually manufactured biocontrol product showed promising results. However, it became evident that scaling up the manufacturing process was essential to make this bioprotectant widely accessible to millions of farmers and achieve tangible impact in the context of sustainable food systems. The objective of this paper is to document the evolution of biocontrol manufacturing from small-scale, lab-based production to industrial manufacturing at different scales. The improvements in product formulation, and manufacturing processes and design are highlighted to better address “fit-to-scale” product demand in different countries. Industrializing the manufacturing process coupled with incentivization, commercialization strategies, and effective partnerships has allowed the manufacturing of thousands of tons of biocontrol products. This has enabled production of over a million tons of aflatoxin-safe maize, groundnut, and sorghum, contributing to enhanced food safety and security in several countries in SSA. The key lesson learnt is that for any input-based technology to mitigate aflatoxin (or any food safety issue), their large-scale manufacturing and commercialization is crucial for achieving tangible results. Only widespread adoption of any technology can address the great challenge posed by aflatoxins, a critical step toward meeting several SDGs. The urgency to combat aflatoxin contamination is increasing as its impacts are intensifying in several regions across the globe.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipPartnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Department of Agriculture
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment for International Development of the United Kingdom
dc.description.sponsorshipGlobal Affairs Canada
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union Commission
dc.description.sponsorshipAustrian Development Cooperation
dc.description.sponsorshipCommercial Agriculture Development Program of the Government of Nigeria
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of DR Congo
dc.description.sponsorshipFrench Development Agency
dc.description.sponsorshipRoyal Government of Norway
dc.format.extent1-17
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectFood Safety
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectScaling Up
dc.titleThe challenge of industrialization of a nature-based solution that allows farmers to produce aflatoxin-safe crops in various African countries
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso (Upper Volta)
cg.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryThe Gambia
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.hubSouthern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Single Centre
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1509384
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAlejandro Ortega-Beltran: 0000-0003-3747-8094
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRanajit Bandyopadhyay: 0000-0003-2422-4298
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue1509384
cg.identifier.volume8


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