COMPENDIUM OF ABSTRACTS OF MYCOTOXICOLOGY IN WEST AFRICA: 1980-2015

by Ms. Foluke O. Areola
₹ 1200
ISBN Number : 9781630415372

Ms. Foluke O. Areola

The First Female President of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria. She is the current head of Aquatic (Fish) Resources Quarantine of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services. She ensures a first line of defense for aquatic resources through a series of policy guidelines and implementation strategies. She also assures safe export of these resources by strict adherence to internationally accepted guidelines. Most recently, in 2012-2014, she was Acting Director, Federal Department of Fisheries, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria. She is also involved in policy formulation and implementation at the regulatory and developmental levels, providing a platform for inter-sectoral and interagency collaboration; public and private partnerships, and capacity building through donor agency sponsorship of training and development projects. Her various roles in National, Regional and International Agricultural Business, Gender issues, Mycotoxins and Control, have broadened her interest in Agriculture as an engine of socio-economic growth and development. She also served as a Technical Committee member of the Partnership for African Fisheries.


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Towards the end of December 2013, Prof.OlusegunAtanda, the Immediate President of the Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria (MSN), in his usual humorous demeanour,attempted to disrupt our Christmas holiday by suggesting that we should immediately produce a compendium to collate research efforts in the various aspects of mycotoxicologyin West Africa and requested, Dr (Mrs) MojisolaEdemato be the Editor-In-Chief. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary fungal metabolites which have impacted health, trade and agriculture. Though the mycotoxin problem is a global one, developing countries, especially West African countries are seriouslyaffected by their deleterious effects.Nigeria in particular, has experienced high recorded aflatoxin exposure levels in humans and has also reported the highest estimated number of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC-liver cancer) attributable to aflatoxins in the world (http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/55664).Mycotoxins have also been associated with malnutrition, stunting, lowered immune response and increased severity of HIV/AIDS.The high level of poverty, food insecurity and lack of awareness contribute to this problem