Some of the concept and key points: Aflatoxins are one of many natural occurring mycotoxins that are found in soils, foods, humans, and animals. Derived from the Aspergillus flavus fungus, the toxigenic strains of aflatoxins are among the most harmful mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are found in the soil as well as in grains, nuts, dairy products, tea, spices and cocoa, as well as animal and fish feeds Aflatoxins are especially problematic in hot, dry climates (+/- 30 to 40 degrees latitude), and their prevalence is exacerbated by drought, pests, delayed harvest, insufficient drying and poor postharvest handling. Exposure to foods contaminated with high levels of aflatoxins can cause immediate death to humans and animals. Chronic high levels lead to a gradual deterioration of health through liver damage and immune suppression. Therefore, by EBTi initiated intervention projects to reduce aflatoxin contamination in food and feed stuff, biological and different physical methods are being employed.

People with the most extreme views opposing genetically modified (GM) foods think they know most about GM food science, but actually, they know the least, according to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour. The research was a collaboration between researchers at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Toronto, and the University of Pennsylvania. Marketing and psychology researchers asked more than 2,000 U.S. and European adults for their opinions about GM foods. The surveys asked the respondents how well they thought they understood GM foods, then tested how much they actually knew with a battery of true-false questions on general science and genetics. The researchers found that despite the scientific consensus that GM foods are safe for human consumption, many people oppose their use. More than 90 percent of the respondents reported some level of opposition to GM foods.

Effective Microorganisms (EM) was coined by Japanese Professor Teruo Higa. EM consists of a wide variety of effective, beneficial and non-pathogenic microorganisms produced through a natural process and not chemically synthesized nor genetically engineered, and it is used in a liquid form. It has broad application, has no adverse effects on and beneficial to plants, animals, and humans. EM only creates the condition for best results, that the users should nurture the condition and provides the resources for EM to perform optimally. Microorganisms exist naturally throughout the environment from rock crevices to our internal organs. EM has the potential, given the conditions, to suppress the putrefactive microorganisms which creates obnoxious odor and dominate this sphere and creates fresh surroundings. Organic matter is transformed through the process of fermentation as opposed to putrefaction/decaying, and living organisms as well as inorganic materials are enabled with the means to hinder deterioration. Deterioration is here meant the activity of active oxygen or free-radicals through which organisms degenerate and inorganic materials corrode, as in iron rusting. EM can thus, also be considered as an antioxidant.

የመከላከያ ኢንጅነሪንግ ኮሌጅ ሉዑካን የኢትዮጵያ ባዮቴክኖሎጂ ኢንሲቲትዩትን ጎበኙ

የዓለም ጤና ድርጅት በቅርቡ ይፋ ባደረገዉ መረጃ የዓለማችን ወደ 1 ቢሊዮን የሚጠጋዉ የህብረተሰብ ክፍል ንፁህ የመጠጥ ዉሃ አያገኝም፡፡ በየዓመቱም 3.6 ሚሊዮን ሰዎች በዉሃ ወለድ በሽታዎች የሚሞቱ ሲሆን ከዚህም ዉስጥ 98 በመቶዉ በማደግ ላይ ባሉ አገራት የሚከሰት ነዉ፡፡ አሁን ባለዉ የህዝብ ቁጥር ዕድገት የሚቀጥል ከሆነ በ2025 የዓለማችን ግማሹ የሚሆነዉ የህብረተሰብ ክፍልበዉሃ እርዛት ዉስጥ እንዲኖር ይገደዳል፡ እንደ ዓለም ዓቀፉ የዉሃ መማክርት (WWC)አገላለፅ የዓለማችን አጠቃላይ ዉሃ በ5 ሊትር ዕቃ ዉስጥ መቀመጥ ቢችል ንፁህ የሆነዉ የዉሃ መጠን ከአንድ የሻይ ማንኪያ ያነሰ ነዉ፡፡ ትልቁ ችግር የሚሆነዉ ደግሞ ይህንን የሻይ ማንኪያ የማይሞላ ንፁህ የዉሃ መጠን እንኳ በአግባቡ መያዝ አለመቻላችን ነዉ፡፡