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Scientists work at an agricultural research laboratory in Machakos County. A proposal has been drafted to decentralise aflatoxin tests from Government agencies. [Photo:File, Standard]
On a 10,000-acre ranch 42 kilometres from Nairobi, MPs, senior government officials, regulators and big grain handlers will be meeting on Monday in what could change the fight against aflatoxin.
The closed-door meeting at Maanzoni Lodge is shaping up as a battle to control the business of testing for the fungus responsible for huge after post-harvest losses in the country.
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