African Society of Mycotoxicology

4 – 7 September 2022. Stellenbosch, South Africa. 3rd African Symposium on Mycotoxicology is jointly presented by the African Society of Mycotoxicology (ASM) together with MYTOX-SOUTH. The in-person conference ise held under the auspices of the International Society for Mycotoxicology (ISM).

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THEME 1: INTRA- AND INTERCONTINENTAL PARTNERSHIPS TOWARDS MITIGATING MYCOTOXINS IN AFRICAN FOOD AND FEED VALUE CHAINS 

• Welcome: Prof Sheila Okoth (President of the African Society for Mycotoxicology) 
• Welcome: Prof Pieter Gouws (Centre for Food Safety, Stellenbosch University; South Africa) 
• Scaling-up global health innovations for improved food safety in Africa (Prof Obidimma Ezezika; Western University London, Canada) 
• Grain value chain in SA: challenges/lessons and potential impact for Africa (Mr Corné Louw; Applied Economics & Member Services Lead; GrainSA)
• Mycotoxins: Africa’s most pervasive and invisible food safety challenge and role of evidence and partnerships in their mitigation (Dr Amare Ayelew - Programme manager of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa; PACA - AU) 1
• Keynote: Intra- and intercontinental partnerships towards mitigating mycotoxins in African food and feed value chains: The Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety Experience (Prof Hussaini Makun; Coordinator of the African Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety; ACEMFS) 
• Keynote: The power of global networks for capacity building in mycotoxin research (Prof Sarah De Saeger - MYTOX-SOUTH® Coordinator; President of the International Society for Mycotoxicology (ISM)) 
• A brief history of the African Society of Mycotoxicology (Prof Altus Viljoen, 1st ASM President; Stellenbosch University)

THEME 2: SURVEILLANCE, MITIGATION AND PREDICTING MYCOTOXIN PREVALENCE

THEME 3: HEALTH IMPACT OF MULTI-MYCOTOXINS AND MASKED/HIDDEN MYCOTOXINS

THEME 4: MANAGING MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI AND MYCOTOXINS

THEME 5: FOOD AND FEED PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE MYCOTOXIN CONTAMINATION

THEME 6: NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD SAFETY

• Keynote: European and African dialogue in mycotoxin management (Dr Antonio Logrieco; Coordinator of MYCOKEY; Director: Institute of Sciences of Food Production of National Research Council of Italy)

THEME 7: CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY

Additional sessions:

• African Postharvest Losses Information System (APHLIS) Workshop (Felix Rembold and Monica Ermolli from European Commission) 
• MYCOSAFE-SOUTH SESSION
• MYTOX-SOUTH® TECHNICAL WORKSHOP