Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by certain fungi and molds that are threats to food and feeds for human and animal consumption
Despite the danger that high levels of mycotoxin content in food portend for human and animal health, most farmers and traders in Nigeria know little or nothing about it.
This widespread dearth of knowledge of mycotoxins by farmers has continued to fuel the rise of toxin levels in foods, which is
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
