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Sowing the seeds of women’s leadership in researching Pakistan’s chilli sector
March 2, 2023
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Over the past decade, there has been a global shift in the inclusiveness of women in varied fields including all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Fields trials on biological control of aflatoxins on red chilies to ensure safer crops
September 28, 2022
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CABI in Pakistan is leading a project to help provide a biological control solution for combatting aflatoxin issues prevailing in red chillies grown in Sindh, Pakistan.
CABI extends collaboration to mitigate harmful aflatoxins in red chilies
May 16, 2022
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CABI in Pakistan has joined forces with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) to further research into a biological control to mitigate aflatoxins in red chilies.
Virtual training workshop on ‘Biopesticides and their Future Prospective for Pakistan’
December 16, 2021
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CABI’s centre in Pakistan, along with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the financial assistance of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is currently involved in implementation of a program ‘Regulatory Harmonization in Pakistan for MRLs and Biopesticides’ with the objective to detect and prioritize high-risk pesticides related to increased Maximum Residue Limits…
Aflatoxin risks highlighted to extension staff in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
October 7, 2021
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Pakistan produces many dry fruits such as almonds, walnuts, raisins, pine nuts and pistachios from which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has the major market share in production of dried fruits. These dried fruits are exported and consumed in large quantities worldwide during the winter seasons.
Aflatoxin control in Pakistan through the eyes of a maize grower from Punjab
July 27, 2021
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Mian Muhammad Irfan is a maize grower from district Faisalabad in Punjab province. Here Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd procures thousands of tons of maize crop each year for processing. He is one of the thousands of maize crop farmers contracted with Rafhan Maize. Mr Irfan grows around one hundred acres of maize annually. Over…
Maize growers of Punjab helped to manage aflatoxins through biological control technology
May 4, 2021
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Maize crop in Pakistan presents a remarkable success story from the last few years. For instance, the country’s maize production increased from 705 tonnes in 1971 to 7,000 tonnes in 2020 – growing at an average annual rate of 5.15%.
CABI helps build capacity of government stakeholders in Pakistan to tackle aflatoxins with biological controls
April 7, 2021
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Aflatoxins are powerful fungal toxins that contaminate many agricultural products, including cereal grains, chilies, dry fruits and nuts. They also well affect milk because some livestock feed contains aflatoxin. In Pakistan, aflatoxin concentrations in harvested grain frequently exceed the level permitted in countries where aflatoxin in food and feed is regulated. The Aflatoxin Control in…
Aflatoxin control in Pakistan – promising developments to reduce aflatoxin problem in maize crop
March 1, 2021
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Aflatoxin Control in Pakistan is a game changer initiative for the country’s maize industry. Maize growers adopt cultural practices, such as the drying of maize cobs on concrete grounds and delaying the harvesting to reduce moisture on the standing crop.
Building work starts on Pakistan’s first commercial facility to produce a biocontrol product for maize
December 7, 2020
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Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd has begun building an AflaPakTM dedicated laboratory and production facility in Faisalabad which will be the first commercial facility in Pakistan for manufacturing a biocontrol product for the country’s maize sector.
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