2015: International Year of Soils
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), soil is responsible for 95 percent of our food production, and yet …
Agrodealer in Kenya Puts Customer First to Serve More Livestock Owners
Lucy Katap Lemantile, a community animal health worker in Oldonyiro, Kenya, opened her agrovet shop in 2011 to serve neighboring …
AflaSTOP Overview
A visual snapshot of AflaSTOP’s core goal and research hypothesis, phased approach, and the hermetic storage and drying technologies targeted …
Overview of Tested Storage Devices
AflaSTOP is testing a variety of hermetic storage devices to evaluate whether or not a smallholder farmer-friendly technology exists that …
Overview of Drying Technologies Under Design
AflaSTOP is testing, adapting, and designing cost-effective and appropriate drying technologies for maize and other commodities. This highlights the three …
African Institutions Build Organizational Capacity with Help from AIIM-Assist
When USAID/East Africa announced the first Annual Program Statement (APS) under the African Institutions Innovation Mechanism (AIIM) initiative in 2012, …
Findings from Acquisition of Maize Contaminated with Aflatoxin
From March–June 2014, the AflaSTOP project sought to acquire 53 tons of grain contaminated with aflatoxin. This grain was sourced …
