22 Μάιος 2025In Africa, food safety goes far beyond hygiene—it is a matter of survival and well-being. Millions are exposed daily to foodborne illnesses caused by microbes, pesticide residues, and adulterants. According to the World Health Organization, foodborne hazards cause 137,000 deaths and 91 million illnesses annually. The World Bank estimates food
09 Μάιος 2025From April 24th to 25th, 2025, the International SOLID Symposium took place, focusing on the theme: Prospects and Applications of FAIR Linked Data Spaces. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the FS4Africa project through a poster presentation and a lively three-hour discussion during the VODAN/FCI4Africa session on Interoperability. The
05 Μάιος 2025My journey in the quest for data on food hazards in the Informal Sector By Folasade Oladiti (Graduate Research Fellow at IITA under the FS4Africa project) The first step towards solving a problem is knowing there is a problem and how much of a problem there is. Food hazards pose
29 Απρίλιος 2025FS4Africa has recently formalised collaborations with a series of transformative initiatives to boost food safety, strengthen innovation, and enhance resilience across African food systems. These partnerships bring together diverse strengths, ranging from digital infrastructure and research excellence to local empowerment and climate-smart solutions, laying the groundwork for a more transparent,
24 Απρίλιος 2025From 7 to 9 April 2025, the historic city of Salzburg hosted the 15th edition of the World Mycotoxin Forum®, a globally respected platform where science, innovation, and policy converge to address one of the most enduring threats to the global food and feed supply: mycotoxins. This year’s theme, “Building
14 Μάρτιος 2025An 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
07 Μάρτιος 2025On 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
20 Φεβρουάριος 2025Ensuring food safety is critical to sustainable agricultural development and public health in Africa. In line with this, the Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa) EU project successfully conducted a two-day training on Aflatoxin Analysis and Vitamin E Analysis on February 7–8, 2025, at ARC Hotel, at Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru
17 Ιανουάριος 2025To 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
27 Νοέμβριος 2024In a remarkable development for food safety in Africa, the FS4Africa EU project formalised a critical partnership with three local governments in Ibadan, Oyo State. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the prestigious International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) marked a new era of collaboration, bringing together
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