International agricultural research to reduce food risks: case studies on aflatoxins

Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 569-582

  Grace, Delia ^a   Mahuku, George ^b   Hoffmann, Vivian ^c   Atherstone, Christine ^d   Upadhyaya, Hari D ^e,f,g   Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE IITA   (Tanzania)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^e INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^f KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Food safety; Health impacts; Market access

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOXIN;

FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84930089389     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0469-2     Document Type: Article

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