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Charity Mutegi
Researcher at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publications - 27
Citations - 883
Charity Mutegi is an academic researcher from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aflatoxin & Population. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 25 publications receiving 686 citations. Previous affiliations of Charity Mutegi include International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
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Biological control of aflatoxins in Africa: current status and potential challenges in the face of climate change
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay,Alejandro Ortega-Beltran,Adebowale Akande,Charity Mutegi,Joseph Atehnkeng,Lawrence Kaptoge,A.L. Senghor,Bishwo N. Adhikari,Peter J. Cotty +8 more
TL;DR: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development); AgResults; MycoRed; CGIAR A4NH Research Program; GMAR MAIZE Research Program, Meridian Institute on behalf of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA); United States Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service; Austrian Development Cooperation; Commercial Agriculture Development Program of the
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Aflatoxin control and prevention strategies in key crops of Sub-Saharan Africa
Kerstin Hell,Charity Mutegi +1 more
TL;DR: There is need for efficient monitoring and surveillance with cost-effective sampling and analytical methods to reduce risk of aflatoxin contamination in Africa.
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Incidence of aflatoxin in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus) from markets in Western, Nyanza and Nairobi Provinces of Kenya and related market traits
Charity Mutegi,Maina Wagacha,Job Kimani,Gordon Otieno,Rosina Wanyama,K. Hell,Maria Elisa Christie +6 more
TL;DR: To reduce aflatoxin exposure to consumers, set standards need to be complemented by strict monitoring systems and education of producers, processors and consumers in crop commodities other than maize, which has received the most attention in Kenya.
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Pre-harvest management is a critical practice for minimizing aflatoxin contamination of maize.
TL;DR: Significant levels of preharvest infection of maize by toxigenic A. flavus strains should be a critical focal point to prevent aflatoxin contamination and exposure and is a health concern for the population in these regions.
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Prevalence and mitigation of aflatoxins in Kenya (1960-to date).
TL;DR: The review proposes improved linkages between agriculture, nutrition and health sectors to address aflatoxins contamination better and highlights knowledge gaps that can direct future management efforts.