Projektnummer

0061920

Zusammenfassung

Kenya is overburdened by the high prevalence of mycotoxins that contaminate foods. With a tropical climate favourable for fungal growth, these toxins compound health problems and erode progress to eradicate poverty and hunger. Mismanagement of harvests coupled with technological deficiencies on small farms account for losses of up to 30% in annual crop yields, threatening the livelihoods of already impoverished communities. Despite global efforts to address the crisis, many solutions introduced rely on technological imports to the detriment of local microenterprises, specifically to th...