Advancing Food Safety in Africa’s Informal Sector

An Innovative Use Case Approach with a strong stakeholder engagement By Sjaak Wolfert, Scientific Project Coordinator, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands Food safety remains a critical challenge in Africa, particularly in the informal sector, where a vast majority of people rely on locally produced and processed foods. The FS4Africa

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Food Safety Planning Workshop in Ibadan, Nigeria

On 18-19 February, FS4Africa’s Use Cases 1 and 2 convened a dynamic planning workshop with the technical staff of local governments in Ibadan, Nigeria, organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The goal? To co-design 2025 activities that engage informal sector players—the essential yet often underserved actors in

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Farmers & Stakeholders Day: Training sessions for groundnut production in Kenya

To enhance food safety and quality in Kenya’s informal sector, Egerton University, in collaboration with the County Governments of Elgeyo Marakwet, Meru, Baringo, Nakuru and Siaya, conducted extensive farmer training sessions between August and November 2024, within the framework of the FS4Africa EU-funded project. These sessions focused on improving groundnut

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Online training “Aflatoxin Management including the use of Aflasafe”

A powerful online training session by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), diving deep into the use of Aflasafe – a game-changer in the battle against aflatoxins. This training is part of FS4Africa’s innovative Use Case 1: Sustainable Aflatoxin Management strategy, as the project is on a mission to

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