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Assessment of farmer’s knowledge and attitudes toward fungi and mycotoxin conta...
Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Bombe, Amina; Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Venâncio, Armando; Afonso, Sandra; Rodrigues, PaulaIn Mozambique, 80% of the population directly depends on agriculture as a source of food and income. However, some of the most produced food crops, such as maize, rice and peanuts, are easily contaminated by fungi and mycotoxins. The naturally high prevalence of mycotoxins can be aggravated by the high vulnerability and lack of knowledge of the farmers. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge and pe...
Assessment of farmer’s knowledge and attitudes toward fungi and mycotoxin conta...
Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Bombe, Amina; Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Venâncio, Armando; Afonso, Sandra; Rodrigues, PaulaIn Mozambique, 80% of the population directly depends on agriculture as a source of food and income. However, some of the most produced food crops, such as maize, rice and peanuts, are easily contaminated by fungi and mycotoxins. The naturally high prevalence of mycotoxins can be aggravated by the high vulnerability and lack of knowledge of the farmers. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge and pe...
Evaluation of corn drying and storage techniques to mitigate damage and total a...
Matusse, Cláudio; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaContamination of corn by molds and aflatoxins is a major problem in Mozambique, and appropriate drying and storage of this essential food crop is crucial. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different drying and storage techniques traditionally employed by smallholder farmers in the province of Gaza, Mozambique, in preventing degradation and aflatoxin contamination of corn. Two trials, one for drying an...
Aflatoxin Contamination of Various Staple Foods from Angola and Mozambique
Matusse, Cláudio; Lucamba, Zelda; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaAflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozam...
Aflatoxin contamination of various staple foods from Angola and Mozambique
Matusse, Cláudio; Lucamba, Zelda; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaAflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozam...
Contamination by aflatoxins in different food matrices produced and consumed in...
Matusse, Cláudio; Macuamule, Custódia; Bila, João; Sampaio, Ana; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, PaulaMycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by various moulds that frequently contaminate food worldwide, being significant contributors to food losses in developing countries. In Mozambique, there is no comprehensive knowledge of the risk of mycotoxins in the country, nor structured actions to reduce the impacts of mycotoxins and promote health and food security in disadvantaged populations. This research aimed ...
Isolation of filamentous fungi from different food matrices from Angola and Moz...
Dias, Teresa Vale; Matusse, Claudio; Carvalho, Susana; Silva, Beatriz; Soares, Célia Maria Gonçalves; Lucamba, Zelda; Afonso, SandraAgriculture remains the main economic activity in most African countries. However, crops are often contaminated with fungi that can cause diseases or produce mycotoxins, which is a major concern to food safety and security. Little is known about the mycotoxigenic fungi contaminating the most relevant staples in Mozambique and Angola. The aim of this work was to isolate and identify fungi from three food commodi...
MYCOTOX-PALOP - Multi-actor partnership for the risk assessment of mycotoxins a...
Macuamule, Custódia; Venâncio, Armando; Afonso, Sandra; Rodrigues, PaulaThe health impact of mycotoxin exposure is grossly underreported in Angola (AN) and Mozambique (MZ) due to the lack of coordinated monitoring and medical surveillance, and its control is inadequately addressed. Due to inherent climatic, agricultural and political conditions, these countries are subjected to major food security issues, which could be partially mitigated by increasing the awareness to crop losses...