7th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting Summary of Discussion: Side Event on SPS Issues and Formation of a Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA)

Abstract

This document provides summary discussion on the formation of PACA held on March 23, as part of the 7th CAADP Partnership Platform meeting, Meridian Institute, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the African Union Commission hosted a side event on SPS Issues and the proposed formation of a Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA). The meeting was well-attended by a broad range of participants from African governments, farmers organizations, private sector, African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities, and donors. Our presenters ably outlined the broader food safety issues and aflatoxin concerns, the concrete case for aflatoxin control in Kenya, and the array of possible programs and activities needed to control aflatoxin.