FoodSafety4Africa

🌍 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

🔎 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀! 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯: 🐟 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 🌍 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Nigeria, Cameroon 🎯 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: Ensure the safety of the water recirculated within 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 (𝙍𝘼𝙎𝙨) growing cultured fish and vegetables, and products harvested from these facilities for food. 🛠️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of hydroponics facilities, vegetables, and seafood for hygiene compliance. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 on 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 processes to be available to end customers. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to keep fish healthy—no need for antibiotics or harmful chemicals! See more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/d_kBp2ee and follow us as we continue to enhance #FoodSafety and security across Africa's value chains. #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth

📰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 🍂 Discover how FoodSafety4Africa and Egerton University are improving groundnut production in Kenya! 🚜 Our latest blog post highlights the strides to tackle aflatoxin contamination and enhance #FoodSafety and quality in Kenya’s informal sector. Learn how farmers were trained on good 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, the application of 𝗔𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 (a non-toxic biocontrol product), and 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀. 🔗 Read the full story and see how we’re making a difference: https://bit.ly/3Wq0RgA #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth #AflatoxinControl

🔎 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀! 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮: 🫛𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 🌍 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Benin, Ghana, Nigeria 🎯 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: Promote solutions that minimise the misuse of pesticides during production and in the post-harvest management of legumes and vegetables to reduce dietary and environmental risks. 🛠️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Safer, more efficient processes for vegetables and grains. 𝗣𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Strategic pathways for better control and resistance management. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: Promoting PICS bags to keep production fresh and safe. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: Training farmers on improved storage and management practices. See more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/d_kBp2ee and follow our journey as we test these strategies to ensure safer food chains! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth #FoodSafety

🌟 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! 🌟 Together, we can protect what nourishes us —these festive days and beyond. 🌍 From all of us at FoodSafety4Africa, enjoy a safe and happy season!

🌍 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂! ✍️ We are proud to announce the signing of a 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 between FoodSafety4Africa and FCI4Africa, two groundbreaking EU-funded initiatives championing #FoodSafety, sustainability, and #FairTrade across Africa. 🌱 𝗙𝗦𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 focuses on transforming food safety systems across Africa, with a special emphasis on the informal sector, while 𝗙𝗖𝗜𝟰𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 promotes sustainable, climate-neutral, and health-conscious food systems. ✨ This milestone made possible thanks to the two projects' coordinating partner International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), underscores the power of synergy in tackling the multifaceted challenges in African food systems. The MoU was signed at the IITA premises in 📍 𝗜𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, marking the start of a collaborative journey to enhance knowledge sharing, harmonise standards, and foster innovation through digitisation and open science. 💡 👥 Together, we aim to create healthier, more equitable food systems that prioritize the environment, biodiversity, and societal well-being while promoting economic prosperity and respect for human rights! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #SustainableAfrica #OneHealth