Feature: Kenya scales up efforts to achieve food security
Further down his sloped land, his farmhand tends to his thriving maize field. A combination of optimal rainfall and improved methods of farming is promising Ndanu an abundant harvest. However, this has not always been the case as he has suffered numerous losses due to aflatoxin contamination. "A few years ago I harvested 17 bags of maize and out of this nearly nine bags were rejected after testing positive for high levels of aflatoxins. I was puzzled as the maize lacked visible indications of being contaminated," said Ndanu. In Kenya, food contamination has been identified as o...
Source: thestar.com.my
