The effectiveness of government programme on aflatoxin mitigation on maize in Tanzania
a case study of Chemba district in Dodoma regionThe effectiveness of government programme on aflatoxin mitigation on maize in Tanzania
a case study of Chemba district in Dodoma regionSamenvatting
Aflatoxin is the highly toxic, cancer causing poison that contaminates food produced by the fungus which grows on crops. In Tanzania aflatoxin is a problem in maize and groundnuts, these crops are highly susceptible to fungal infestation and affects the health of consumers. Aflatoxin causes liver cancer and stunts childrens' growth. A project was introduced in Dodoma region by the Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a Technical Consultative Project (TCP) after the problem of aflatoxin in 2016 with the objective of aflatoxins mitigation through the dissemination of appropriate post-harvest management knowledge and raising awareness to communities on the emergence aflatoxin occurrence in Dodoma region. The main research problem was lacking the knowledge and practices of the awareness raised to farmers on aflatoxin mitigation by the Ministry of Agriculture, to disseminate this knowledge to other districts. The objective of the research was concerned with assessing the effectiveness of the project to farmers knowledge and practices on aflatoxin mitigation to provide recommendations on the Ministry of Agriculture to address the aflatoxin contamination of maize in Chemba district and disseminate the knowledge to other districts.
Organisatie | Van Hall Larenstein |
Afdeling | Management of Development |
Partner | Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein |
Jaar | 2018 |
Type | Master |
Taal | Engels |