Subsistence Farmers' Mycotoxin Contamination Awareness in the Sadc Region
Implications on Millennium Development Goal 1, 4 and 6
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5172291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rose Mujila Mboya (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Unathi Kolanisi (0000-0002-4593-9519, University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-31 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2014.11906702 |
| OpenAlex | W2770717901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this paper, the authors have explored small holder farm households’ awareness regarding the possible effects of consuming fungal infected maize and discussed the implications of the former on the achievement of Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) 1, 4 and 6 in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The implications of climate change on mycotoxin contamination of staples in SADC have been discussed with special focus on Rungwe district, Tanzania and Makhatini area, South Africa. Data collected through interviewing 260 randomly selected small holder farm households in Rungwe district and secondary data for SADC region were used. Both, primary data collected from interviews and secondary data revealed that people used fungal infected staples for food, implying that people are not fully aware of health hazards associated with the ingestion of mycotoxins. Moroever, in the 2000s minimum temperatures increased by 2 - 7 °C and 3 - 8 °C in Rungwe and Makhatini, compared to 1979 and 1975 minimum temperatures, respectively. The existence of erratic rains across the SADC was also noted. It was concluded that current weather patterns propagate fungal infections and mycotoxin contamination of staples. This, together with farm households’ unawareness of mycotoxins threaten the achievement of MDGs 1, 4 & 6 in SADC. Education and training to raise awareness of SADC smallholder farmers and consumers on mycotoxins are recommended
Agricultural science · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Geography · Millennium Development Goals · Mycotoxin · Socioeconomics · Subsistence agriculture · Tanzania · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food · Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology · Biotechnology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |