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Enterosorbent intervention therapies for populations at risk for Aflatoxin related diseases

Aflatoxins (AFs) are harmful by-products of mold growth that can be fatal to humans and animals. The problem is longstanding, unavoidable and seemingly inextricable. A recent […]

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Systems Approaches to Enhance Peanut Production under Resource Limitation

The goal of this project is to conduct field research on resource limitations to peanut production in Ghana and Burkina Faso, and to test new technologies […]

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Adaptation of Transgenic Peanuts with Resistance Against Aflatoxin for Production in West Africa

Peanut is a dietary staple in much of West Africa, and is also an important cash crop. Production is limited by disease and insects. Further, access […]

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Aflatoxin financial and health risks along the peanut marketing chain in Ghana

Staples such as maize and groundnut are contaminated with levels of AF that far exceed those considered safe by the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization. […]

  • Start Date: 2008/01/01
  • End Date: 2012
  • Project Code: AUB163
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Global Valencia Peanut Niche Market Development Program

This project’s long term goal is to identify diverse germplasm with beneficial traits from Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata var. fastigiata (Valencia) and markers associated with […]

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Are Ghanians Aware of the Aflatoxin Menace?

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  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): R.T. Awuah; K. O. Agyemang; S. C. Fialor; C. M. Jolly
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Groundnut Consumption Frequency in Ghana

Abstract: Groundnut (peanut) is an important food and oil crop in Ghana, but little is known about the factors influencing consumption. The study surveyed market participants; […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): C.M. Jolly; R. T. Awuah; S. C. Fialor; K. O. Agyemang; J. M. Kagochi; A. D. Binns
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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NovaSil clay does not affect bioavailability and utilization of vitamins A and E and minerals in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis

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  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): E. Afriyie-Gyawu; Z. Wang; N.A. Ankrah; L. Xu; N.M. Johnson; L. Tang; H. Guan; H.J. Heubner; P.E. Jolly; W.O. Ellis; R. Taylor; B. Brattin; D. Ofori-Adjei; J.H. Williams; J-S. Wang; T.D. Phillips
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NovaSil clay does not affect bioavailability and utilization of vitamins A and E and nutrient minerals in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis

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  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): E. Afriyie-Gyawu; Z. Wang; N-A. Ankrah; L. Xu; N.M. Johnson; L. Tang; H. Guan; H.J. Huebner; P.E. Jolly; W.O. Ellis; R. Taylor; B. Brattin; D. Ofori-Adjei; J.H. Williams; J-S. Wang; T.D. Phillips
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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NovaSil clay intervention in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis: Part I. Study design and clinical outcomes

Abstract: A 3-month double-blind and placebo-controlled, phase IIa clinical trial was conducted in Ghana to investigate the safety, tolerance and aflatoxin-sorption efficacy of dietary NovaSil (NS). […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): E. Afriyie-Gyawu; N.A. Ankrah; H.J. Heubner; M. Ofosuhene; J. Kumi; N.M. Johnson; L. Tang; L. Xu; P.E. Jolly; W.O. Ellis; D. Ofori-Adjei; J.H. Williams; J-S. Wang; T.D. Phillips
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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