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Mycotoxins and food security

Mapping available data on mycotoxin occurrence and outbreaks in African regions.

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Mycotoxins are major food contaminants affecting global food safety and food security, especially in low and middle-income countries. Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and can…

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Crop fungal infestation leads to crop losses on one side and adversely impacts the health of consumers. Because of climatic changes (atypical drought and/or prolonged rainfall…

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PUBLICATION | 21 May 2025
Harnessing machine learning for grain mycotoxin detection
Highlights: Comprehensive review of common grain mycotoxins. Non-destructive techniques to detect the grain mycotoxins. Machine learning techniques used to detect grain mycotoxins. Insights into challenges...