This project used a randomized control trial to test the efficacy of two technologies – metal silos and thick plastic hermetic ‘super bags’ – against the use of conventional storage methods (polypropylene bags and mud huts) to reduce post-harvest
Unequal power relations between men and women influence the adoption and impact of new agricultural technologies at the household level, therefore efforts were made to ensure initiatives intervened in a gender-just manner.
New storage technologies and community education will be tested to tackle aflatoxin contamination and to reduce human exposure, particularly in young children.
This study investigates the efficacy of hermetic storage technology in reduction of mycotoxins contamination of maize grain, and hence the reduction in exposure of humans to these toxins.