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About PACA

The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) is a collaboration that aims to protect crops, livestock, and people from the effects of aflatoxins. By combating these toxins, PACA will contribute to improving food security, health, and trade across the African continent.

PACA's Vision

An Africa free from the harmful effects of aflatoxins.

PACA's Role

To provide leadership and coordination for Africa’s aflatoxin control efforts, acting primarily as a catalyst, facilitator, partnership and knowledge broker, project developer and information clearinghouse.

PACA's Guiding Principles:

In deciding where, when and how it should act, PACA will be guided by the Different principles.

PACA's Mission

To support agricultural development, safeguard consumer health and facilitate trade by catalyzing, coordinating and increasing effective aflatoxin control along agricultural value chains in Africa.

Strategic and Thematic Areas of Work

Generating and promoting research and technology for the prevention and control of aflatoxins.

Developing policies, legislation and standards for the management of aflatoxins.

Growing commerce and trade and protecting human health from aflatoxins.

Enhancing capacity for effective aflatoxin prevention and control.

Increasing public awareness, advocacy and communication.

Recent News

Latest news from PACA

The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference

The training workshop on Capacity Building to Strengthen Food Safety Analytical Capacity for Reporting on the Biennial Review was...

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Food Safety Index introduced and trained at the Continental Training on the CAADP Biennial Review Reporting Tools March 18-22, 2019, Accra ,Ghana

Under the process of implementing the Malabo Declaration agricultural transformation in Africa, the African Union Commission (AUC),Under the process of implementing the...

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Strengthening Food safety capacity for Reporting on the Biennial Review, a workshop for AU member states and RECs – 20 to 22 May 2019

The training workshop on Capacity Building to Strengthen Food Safety Analytical Capacity for Reporting on the Biennial Review was...

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Regional workshop on “Revamping the groundnut value chain of West Africa through aflatoxin mitigation”, 01-02 September 2015

In most West African countries, groundnut is an important crop used in various forms. It is a basic food...

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Browse PACA's Resources!

Find PACA and aflatoxin resources in our e-library to learn more about the impacts and range of possible interventions to control the effects of aflatoxin in Africa and beyond.

Recent Events

Latest events from PACA
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