DG Sanginga graces handover of aflatoxin laboratory and launch of Aflasafe in Malawi
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02.05.19
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During the recent handover of the Aflatoxin Research and Training laboratory in Malawi on 10 April, IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga challenged players in the agricultural industry to vigorously fight aflatoxin, which contaminates up to 30% of groundnut and maize in Malawi.
Dr Sanginga was joined by the Deputy Chief of Mission for the US government to Malawi, Mr Andrew Hirrup, and the Controller of Agriculture Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Dr Alexander Bulirani who represented the Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development.
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