The document discusses various interventions in Nigeria to manage aflatoxins, including national stakeholder awareness programs led by NAFDAC, training over 40,000 farmers, establishing aflatoxin testing centers, building a manufacturing plant to produce Aflasafe, and an AgResults project that provides incentives for farmers to use Aflasafe and aims to reduce aflatoxins in 260,000 tons of maize over 4 years.

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Current Interventions with farmers on
aflatoxin management in Nigeria
Debo Akande IITA
PACA, Abuja June 2015

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Outline
• Overview of Interventions in Nigeria
• National stakeholders awareness program
• Stakeholders awareness and training program
• Aflatoxin testing centers
• Bio-Control manufacturing plant
• AgResult Aflasafe project
• Conclusion

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Overview of Interventions in Nigeria
 NAFDAC national stakeholders awareness program on
aflatoxin.
 Stakeholders awareness and training program on
aflatoxin i.e. CADP, Nestle .
Development of aflatoxin testing centers i.e. NAFDAC,
Poultry industry.
 Manufacturing facility built for production of aflasafe.
 AgResult Aflasafe project: Incentivizing farmers to
adopt the use of aflasafe.

4. National stakeholders awareness program on Aflatoxin
 Stakeholder Workshops and awareness on
aflatoxin led by NAFDAC were held with
diverse stakeholders across three regions at
16 states in Nigeria.
 NAFDAC awareness television program
(NAFDAC and Health) on aflatoxin in three
national television stations.
 National awareness program on aflatoxin
through Nigeria National Television
Authority (NTA) broadcasted on the
network program nationwide.
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Aflatoxin Testing Kit
Poultry Industry Initiatives
Development of aflatoxin testing centers
Diverses laboratory
centres
testing
for Aflatoxin in primary
and secondary produce

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Pictures of some NAFDAC
Laboratory Units and Analysts

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Stakeholders awareness and training program
In collaboration with other national
agencies;
- ADP
- NEARS
- CADP
-NAFDAC
-NEPC
-MAN
-Poultry Association of Nigeria.
Over 40,000 farmers were trained in
Aflatoxin management.
 Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria.
 PAMYCON.

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Aflasafe Manufacturing Facility
Large-scale: capacity 5 tons/hour
Cost: ~US$1.6 million; Price: $14 - $18/ha
Purpose: Scaling up

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AgResult Aflasafe project
 Pull mechanism – Aflasafe is one of the first three pilots
 Provides incentives after demonstrating adoption.
 Private sector driven, but focused on smallholder groups.
 Implementers provide credit, inputs and technical services to increase
yield.
 Aflasafe purchased at cost to improve quality.
 Maize tested for aflasafe strains; if present in large frequency, the
implementers incentivized with $18.75/ton maize.
 Implementers negotiate maize sale at premium.
 Project provides aflatoxin awareness, training of implementers, and
identifies potential market linkages.
 Target: 260,000 tons of aflatoxin reduced maize in 4 years.

10. Goal To improve the health and livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nigeria
Long-term
outcome
(5 year)
Increase consumption of quality
maize
Improve smallholder incomes
Medium-term
outcome
(3 year)
Short-term
outcome
(1 year)
Outputs
Activities and
initiatives
Increase availability of quality
maize
Increase smallholder sale of maize
in downstream markets
Increase treatment of crops with
AflasafeTM Increase smallholder maize yields
Administration of the pull mechanism including marketing,
promotion, verification and disbursement of funds
Program
Evaluation of
output
harvested and
collected
Participant
Support to
farmers to
increase
yields
Participant
Distribution of
AflasafeTM to
smallholders
Program
Evaluation of
AflasafeTM
prevalence
AgResults Operational Models

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Forecast for four years
Through AgResults intervention, it is expected that the
total production of aflasafe™-treated / afaltoxin reduced
maize would exceed 260,000 tons in four years,
equivalent to around 3% of current maize production in
Nigeria,
Of which 60,000 tons are estimated to be consumed on-
farm and 200,000 tons would be sold in markets.
We will also deliver health benefits from reduced
aflatoxin consumption among over 70,000 smallholder
family members, not including downstream maize
consumers.

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Integrated approach to manage aflatoxins
Aggregation
Aflasafe
Inputs & training to
improve productivity
Farmer groups/
value chain
Training for
pre/postharvest
afla management
Awareness and
sensitizations
Policy and advocacy
Market linkages
Aflatoxin testing

13. AgResults Aflasafe Pilot -- 2013
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Some key statistics
• Number of implementers: 4
• Number of farmers: 1,015
• Treated area: 1,457 ha
• Average productivity: 4.3 tons/ha
• Maize aggregated for sale: 2,031 tons
• Samples with <4 ppb AF (n = 660): 99%
• Samples with >70% aflasafe strains
(n = 88): 65% to 100%
• ROI: -28 to 510% (mean 210%)
• Aflasafe maize kept for family (n = 60): 46%

14. Quantity
Sold (MT)
Premium
(% over
Market
Price)
Premium
(USD per
amount
sold)
Aflasafe
Cost
(USD)
Finance
Cost
(USD)
Net
Profit
(USD)
Seasonal
ROI
AgResults
Premium
on
Consign.
(USD)
Total
Profit:
Market
price +
prize
(USD)
Total ROI
120.0 7.5% 3,000 836 146 2,017 241% 1,800 3,817 456%
150.0 7.5% 3,750 1,046 183 2,521 241% 2,250 4,771 456%
96.0 3.6% 1,200 669 117 414 62% 1,440 1,854 277%
128.0 13.2% 5,600 892 156 4,552 510% 1,920 6,472 725%
32.0 7.5% 800 223 39 538 241% 480 1,018 456%
30.1 1.8% 188 210 37 -58 -28% 452 393 187%
Strong returns on investment are evident in Kaduna
CADP’s premium sales
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The above table outlines the season and total ROIs of various aggregations of Aflasafe-treated maize
sold by the Kaduna CADP implementer.

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Ongoing Outcome 2014 /2015
2014 /2015
Outcome
Nine
Implementers
worked with
3,500 farmers .
50,000 tons of
Aflasafe
purchased and
applied to
50,000h of
farmland in five
States in Nigeria.
7,100 tons of
treated maize are
were aggregated
and undergoing
aflasafe/aflatoxin
test. Aggregation
and verification is
ongoing Implementers received
premium prices ranging
from 10 % to 13.2%
compared to prevailing
market price on aflasafe
treated maize sold .

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Conclusion
 NAFDAC national stakeholders awareness program on
aflatoxin.
 Stakeholders awareness and training program on aflatoxin
Development of aflatoxin testing centers i.e. NAFDAC, Poultry
industry.
 Manufacturing facility built for production of aflasafe.
 AgResult Aflasafe project: Incentivizing farmers to adopt the
use of aflasafe.