Kitty F. Cardwell presents strategies to address mycotoxin problems
Channel: Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
Date: 29/07/2013

Virtual briefing__ The socioeconomic situation of many people in developing countries exposes them to mycotoxin contaminated products - either by food consumption or through contact in different points of the food chain. Kitty Cardwell, National Program Leader of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, presents existing management options to reduce mycotoxin contamination at pre-harvest and post-harvest levels, and initiates a discussion about existing challenges for mycotoxin management from farmers', consumers', marketers' and governments' perspectives.
 
The virtual briefing was moderated by Lynn Brown, World Bank.
 
This virtual briefing was the second in a series of two. The first one focused on the role of mycotoxins in child stunting.

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