Intervention in Minimizing Aflatoxins and Fumonisins Exposure to Children Through Food and Breastfeeding in Tanzania

The intervention group received post-harvest intervention package. The package is composed of 5 components, namely 1) hand sorting, 2) drying surface, 3) proper drying, 4) application of insecticide, 5) dehulling . The intervention will last for 7 months.

This group continued to receive routine agriculture education on good practices for handling crops; an agricultural extension service offered to farmers regularly by village agriculture extension officer at village level. The extension services provided includes the provision of farmers with knowledge, information, experiences and technologies needed to increase and sustain productivity and avoiding crop spoilage during storage for improved wellbeing and livelihoods