FoodSafety4Africa

🌍 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩! On March 13, over 𝟲𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 in 📍 𝗔𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗢𝘆𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, gained essential #FoodSafety skills through a hands-on workshop! 🌱 From production to consumption, participants learned post-harvest loss prevention, safe food handling, and proper techniques for reducing contamination using humidity cards, hermetic bags, aflasafe, dry cards & more! This impactful event was made possible through the collaboration of 𝗔𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, the FS4Africa coordinating partner International International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Radio IITA, and the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, as part of FoodSafety4Africa and HealthyDiets4Africa, aiming to strengthen food safety practices across the continent. 📽️ 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹! 🔗 https://bit.ly/41xD4Nq #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

🌍 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖'𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧—𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮? FoodSafety4Africa turns challenges into solutions with 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 and strong 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! From aflatoxin management to traceability, we're working towards safer, more resilient food systems. ✒️ Read our latest blog post by Sjaak Wolfert, Scientific Project Coordinator at Wageningen University & Research, to explore how we tackle key #FoodSafety risks with real-world, impactful solutions ➡️ https://bit.ly/43NcJxr #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

🐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚! 🌍 🎣 On February 24, FoodSafety4Africa partner Aglobe Development Center hosted a training in Lagos for community members engaged in fish processing. 📦 This workshop and seminar focused on the latest techniques in 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, ensuring products meet 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. 🌱 By equipping local processors with cutting-edge skills, we’re strengthening the fish value chain and supporting sustainable livelihoods across (peri-) urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Stay tuned for more FS4Africa updates! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #FoodSafety #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

🌍 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 & 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬! ✒️ FoodSafety4Africa and INCiTiS-FOOD have signed a 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 to explore synergies in #FoodSafety, #FoodSecurity, and sustainable agri-food systems in Africa! With a shared vision of innovation and resilience, this collaboration opens the door to 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲—leveraging 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 expertise in food safety and 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗶𝗧𝗶𝗦-𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗’𝘀 work on food and nutrition security. 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭? We aim to foster impactful research, technology transfer, and practical solutions that benefit both industries and society. Stay tuned for upcoming joint initiatives! 📢 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth 

🌍 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🌱 We are pleased to announce that FoodSafety4Africa has signed a 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗟𝗼𝗜) with the FrontAg Nexus project. This partnership marks an important step toward enhancing #FoodSafety, sustainability, and resilience in agricultural systems, particularly in regions facing environmental and socio-economic challenges. By combining FS4Africa’s expertise in 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with FrontAg Nexus’ innovative approaches in 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, we aim to: 📈 Improve food security & regional trade across African markets ⚡ Promote sustainable water, soil, and energy management 👥 Engage local stakeholders to drive impactful, scalable solutions ✅ Explore joint activities, research projects, and knowledge-sharing initiatives 🌿 Stay tuned as we work together to bring cutting-edge agricultural practices and food safety innovations to the forefront! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #FrontAgNexus #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

🌍 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬! 🍎 FoodSafety4Africa just wrapped up a productive planning workshop, organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), with the technical staff of local governments in 📍 Ibadan, Nigeria! Together, we co-designed activities for 2025, within the framework of Use Cases 1 & 2, aimed at reaching informal sector players —the backbone of many food systems. This collaborative approach ensures that #FoodSafety practices are inclusive and impactful. Check out more highlights here ▶️ https://bit.ly/4gYJpHr #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 🔍 Explore how FoodSafety4Africa is advancing #FoodSafety through hands-on training on 𝗔𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻 and 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗘 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 at Egerton University, Kenya, on our latest blog post! 💡 From tackling aflatoxin contamination to enhancing nutritional quality, FS4Africa is shaping resilient food systems through research, innovation, and capacity-building. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bit.ly/4bc2Fjp #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

🎉 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐒𝟒𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚! 🌍 🚀 What a journey it has been! Over the past year, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 have engaged with FoodSafety4Africa across social media and our website, we’ve participated in 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, informed 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 about #FoodSafety, and shared 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 on the 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 🔍 🌱 Together, we’re shaping a safer, more resilient food future for Africa. Here’s to more impact ahead!  #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Wageningen University & Research | ITC - Innovation Technology Cluster | CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute | reframe.food | Ubuntoo | Food Systems Transformation Solutions (FSTS) | University of Pretoria | Knowledge Economy Foundation: KEF/Bashaier Agribusiness Platform | AUDA NEPAD | Egerton University | Aglobe Development Center | Bundeswehr University Munich | Bayer | McGill University

👩🔬 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲🌍 🔬On this day, let’s empower the next generation of #WomenInSTEM! 💬 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮! 🗣 “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.” - Dr. Titilayo Falade, PhD, Project Coordinator, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) 🗣 “𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.” - Prof. Dr. Gertrud Buchenrieder, Bundeswehr University Munich 🗣 “𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 ‘𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳.’ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 (𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴) 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵” - Laurette Dubé, Emerita Professor and Distinguished James McGill Chair of Consumer and Lifestyle Psychology and Marketing Founding Chair, MCCHE 🗣 “𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯! Α𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴.” - Lise Korsten, President of the African Academy of Sciences, Emeritus Professor, University of Pretoria #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #IDWGS2025

🔎 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀! 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟰: 🍅 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘧𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘬 🌍 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: South Africa 🎯 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: Tackle 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪 & 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘱. contamination in smallholder farming through hygienic production & surveillance. 🛠️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: ✅ 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 in water and plants along the supply chain ✅ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 at farms and retail, and analyses performed by laboratories ✅ 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 for farmers, accessible via mobile ✅ 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for pathogens detection See more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/d_kBp2ee on how we are working towards #FoodSafety and healthier communities! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth