The 2nd PACA Partnership Platform Meeting
(E=Inglês; A=árabe; F=francês; P=Português)
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11/10/2016Autor
PACA, Secretariat
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Systematic ReviewLíngua
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This brochure provided background information on the 2nd PACA partnership platform meeting held to deliberate on effects of Aflatoxins as a major developmental challenge in Africa, adversely affecting
household food and nutrition security, trade and income, and public health.
Aflatoxins are poisonous chemicals naturally produced by fungi that
contaminate many staple crops widely grown across Africa. Contamination of
food crops by this deadly toxin begins from the field and is primarily aggravated
by adverse climatic conditions and inadequate agricultural practices, and
continues during postharvest with improper storage and handling.
The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa is on a mission to coordinate
and catalyze effective aflatoxin control along agricultural value chains in Africa.
Based on the ten year PACA Strategy (2013-2022), the PACA Secretariat is
guided by a Mid-Term Strategic Direction (2014-2017) that includes actions to
bring about tangible results in the control of aflatoxin on the continent.
At the First PACA Partnership Platform Meeting (PPM) in 2014, stakeholders
reached a consensus that the PACA Secretariat’s Strategic Direction would
inform the actions to be implemented by the Secretariat in the six PACA Pilot
Countries while supporting other countries which are not yet involved in the
pilot projects. Additionally, at the continental level, the 1st PPM identified
concrete areas for various stakeholders to implement for impact and results in
aflatoxin mitigation which were informed by discussions centered on the “state
of knowledge, technologies, and best practices.”
Building on these outcomes, the 2nd PPM will analyze implementation progress
at continental, regional and national level for scaling up. The 2nd PPM will
explore the progress of implementing action areas at the continental, regional
and national levels, thereby assessing the achievements, success factors, bottlenecks
and challenges of implementation. Furthermore, this PPM will consider
means of sustaining implementation of activities and results beyond the piloting
phase of PACA support in the six Pilot Countries. Subsequently, new thinking
and actions will be drawn by learning from the challenges; and scaling up the
successes. Additionally, agents of change and champions who have driven
successful aflatoxin mitigation efforts on the continent will be celebrated.
Assunto
PartnershipMeeting
PPM
Platform meeting
Agriculture
Health
Uganda
Aflatoxin Contamination
Aflatoxins
Aflatoxin control
Best Practices
Technologies
Fungi
Staple crops
Knowledge
Strategy