24 Aprili 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 Machi 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
20 Febuari 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 Januari 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 Novemba 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
30 Oktoba 2024On August 13, 2024, the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) and FoodSafety4Africa hosted a hybrid stakeholder engagement, the Food Imbizo at the ProteaHotel@Hatfield in Pretoria. The event brought together 97 attendees—50 in person and 47 online—including researchers, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector. This diverse group
30 Oktoba 2024On September 16, 2024, the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), hosted an important Farmers Day feedback session focused on minimizing pre- and post-harvest losses in tomato and bell pepper small-scale farms in Gauteng province. This event was attended by 69 delegates
25 Oktoba 2024The recently concluded Synergy Days 2024 in Barcelona marked a significant milestone for digital innovation in the European agri-food sector. Building on its well-established reputation as the most important annual conference connecting EU projects, policy-makers, digital innovation hubs, and stakeholders across the agri-food industry, the event provided an ideal platform
09 Septemba 2024With over 1,700 exhibitors from 35 countries, the 62nd AGRA International Agriculture and Food Fair, held from August 24th to 29th in Gornja Radgona, Slovenia, featured a diverse range of agricultural and food technologies. Among the participants, the EU-funded FoodSafety4Africa project was notably represented by the project’s partner, ITC –
25 Juni 2024World Food Safety Day Webinar Theme: Prepare for the Unexpected Topic: Bridging Gaps in the Informal Sector Date: 27 June 2024 Time: 12:00-14:00 (GMT) Online: Register here Food safety is a critical concern that significantly impacts human health, economic trade, and sustainable development worldwide. Each year, over 600 million people
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