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 […]
- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: TAM149
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
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 […]
- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: UF157
- Lead University: University of Florida
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
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 […]
- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: NCS160
- Lead University: North Carolina State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
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
- Lead University: Auburn University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
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 […]
- Start Date: 2008/01/01
- End Date: 2012
- Project Code: NMS172
- Lead University: New Mexico State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Peanut
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Peanut
Database: Publication
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
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Peanut
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Peanut
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Peanut
Database: Publication