Addressing Food Safety Challenges
in the African Informal Sector
through innovative strategies and use cases
Addressing Food Safety Challenges
in the African Informal Sector
through innovative strategies and use cases


Transforming the Informal Sector with technology and innovation
FS4Africa aims to improve African food safety systems – with particular attention to the informal sector – through local market transformation enhancing food security and regional trade while reducing negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity, health, and society.
Sustainable practices and innovative solutions
for food safety
Food Safety Challenges
- Food safety issues associated with weak channels for value chain organisation, traceability & authentication of safe food
- Mycotoxin contamination in multiple food crops including food and feed
- Pesticide residues in grains and vegetables
- Microbial contamination particularly contamination from Escherichia coli
- Food adulteration

FS4Africa’s Vision
FS4Africa applies newly developed innovative approaches, convergence strategies and stable partnerships to promote food safety. Against this background the overall objective of FS4Africa is to improve African food safety systems – with particular attention to the informal sector – through local market transformation enhancing food security and regional trade while reducing negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity, health, and society.
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What They Say
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Bonnie Tolbet

There are many variations of passage of available but the majority have suffered alteration in some form by injected humor or randomed.
Sarah Albert

There are many variations of passage of available but the majority have suffered alteration in some form by injected humor or randomed.