Wolfgang Buechs (Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants - Julius-Kuehn-Institute) AflaNET project: Minimization of aflatoxin contamination in the value chain Roundtable of aflatoxin experts on “Building a multi-stakeholder approach to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of food and feed” Brussels, Monday 25th January 2016

1. AflaNET
Networking on aflatoxin reduction in the food value chain
Application at BLE German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Joint cooperation in the area of combating Aflatoxin contamination
Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals

2. 21.01.16 2
Associated partners
 JKI Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
(Büchs, Ellner, Rodemann)
 FLI Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (Dänicke)
 PAEPARD/EAFF Platform for African – European Partnership / Eastern Africa Farmers
Federation (Muchiri)
 UNBO University of Nairobi (Kang’ethe)
 KALRO Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Nkonge)
 ILRI International Livestock Research Institute (Grace, Lindahl)
 AflaStop Project funded by the ACDI/VOCA organization (Walker)
 GIZ GmbH Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Bahm)
MRI – Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food
The goal is to initiate a long-lasting scientific network between African and German
partners by working out the possibilities to reduce aflatoxins in the food value chain
via close contacts.
Project leader MRI Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food
Dr. Christine Schwake-Anduschus
Budget 173.312 – Duration: 13 month

3. Workpackages
21.01.16 3MRI – Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food
WP 2
Applicability of
rapid test kits for
aflatoxin
detection
(Schwake-Anduschus)
WP 3
Aflatoxin M1
development:
Knowledge
about the ratio
B1 feed/M1milk
(Walte)
WP 4
Aflatoxin B1
inactivation of
biosynthesis at the
molecular level
(Geisen, Schmidt-Heydt)
WP 6 dissemination of project results,
Networking East-Africa and Kenya-Germany
Prospects of Minimization of Aflatoxin in Feed and Food in Kenya
Long lasting Cooperation of
German Federal Institutes and Kenyan/ East-African Key Actors
Installation of sustainable relationships
WP 1
Liasion officer in Kenya
Excursion and
Experts survey on site
Conference and
exchange
with scientists and
active groups in Kenya,
e.g. EAFF, KALRO, ILRI,
PACA, MRI, JKI, FLI
Germany Kenya
WP 5 Capacity building:
visits of Kenyan scientists at MRI

4. Please contact the project leader
Dr. Christine Schwake-Anduschus
Max Rubner-Institut
Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals
Schuetzenberg 12
32756 Detmold, Germany
Tel 0049 (0) 5231 741 132
Christine.Schwake-Anduschus@mri.bund.de
www.mri.bund.de
Advisory participation is appreciated !
21.01.16 4MRI – Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food