Uprise Food Safety Project

🇳🇬 #UPRISE General Assembly is ongoing!
Unsafe food is not food, continuing #KnowledgeSharing with #UPRISE #AcceleratorPlatform members
👥 NAFDAC ➜ strengthening food safety frameworks
👥 AFAN ➜ No farmers, no nation
#FoodSafety #AfricanFoodSafety #Mycotoxins

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🌙 Great evening at the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja, hosted by Ambassador Pieter Leenknegt 🇳🇬
🌍 Updates on the operationalisation of the African #FoodSafety Agency 🎤 #UPRISE Accelerator Platform members from #Nigeria #AfricanFoodSafety #AcceleratorPlatform #Abuja #Mycotoxins

#UPRISE Field visit to a #KununZaki food processor in #Abuja from family tradition to a growing business! 🌾Explored Garki Market & SAHAD Stores 🌽🛒
Parallel sessions today: co-creation, training, mentoring & knowledge transfer
📍 Next stop: Belgian Embassy!

The 5th #UPRISE General Assembly is happening now in Abuja! 🇳🇬
💡Day 1–2 highlights: #ResearchIntegrity, multi-actor workshops, GAP guidelines & best practices across 5 value chains.
📍Next stop: Garki Market & SAHAD Stores
Tomorrow: full day of parallel sessions!

Safeguarding Tradition: UP-RISE Workshop Tackles Coco Baca Food Safety in Côte d’Ivoire | UP-RISE Food Safety In November 2025, the UP-RISE project continued its momentum in West Africa by hosting the multi-actor co-creation workshop for Côte d’Ivoire in Yamoussoukro. Held at the Hôtel Le Rocher, the two-day ...

Safer coco baca in Côte d'Ivoire 🌍

Our co-creation workshop in Yamoussoukro brought all women participants to tackle food safety challenges, from mycotoxins to storage barriers👩‍🌾

Result? Concrete commitments from every value chain actor 👉 uprisefoodsafety.org/workshop-cdi...

#UPRISE #FoodSafety

Co-creating Food Safety: UP-RISE Workshop Empowers Akpan Value Chain Operators in Benin | UP-RISE Food Safety In October 2025, the UP-RISE project reached a significant milestone in West Africa with the successful completion of the first multi-actor co-creation workshop in Cotonou, Benin. Hosted at the Chant ...

Safer akpan in Benin🇧🇯

Our first co-creation workshop brought farmers, millers & processors together to tackle food safety challenges—from mycotoxins to infrastructure gaps🤝

Result? Concrete commitments from every value chain actor✅

🔗 uprisefoodsafety.org/workshop-ben...

#FoodSafety #UPRISE

Proud to host postdoctoral researchers Dr. Heng Zhou 🇨🇳 and Dr. Hadiza Lawal Abdullahi 🇳🇬 at our lab! 🔬🌍
They've been doing important work validating methods for fermented foods in our project. International collaboration advancing food safety!
#FoodSafety #Research #FermentedFoods

👏 As part of FAO #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026, we spotlight Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, founder of Tolokazi
She’s championing South African brewing heritage with #umqombothi — supporting farmers, preserving tradition & inspiring women in agrifood
🔗more here : s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

🌍The International Conference on Food Safety & Global Standards on 13 Feb in Kenya is one not to miss

In that spirit, we spotlight Kajulu Dairy Cooperative, transforming traditional maziwa lala into nutritious products while supporting farmers

🌐More: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

Kampala Policy Brief shows women lead most informal food processing firms across Africa

In that spirit, we spotlight Thembisile Ndlovu🇿🇦, the Queen of Umqombothi, revitalising South Africa’s traditional beer through science & cultural pride

🔗 s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...
#OneHealth

🎉 The #CCAFRICA handover in Banjul (26 Jan 2026) marks a milestone for regional cooperation & food safety in Africa

Today we spotlight Mary Magaji🇳🇬, a woman entrepreneur preserving tradition through kunun zaki, a fermented cereal drink

🌐More: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

#UPRISE

🎉As part of #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026, we spotlight Sarah Majin: growing her family tradition of kunun zaki 🌾🥛, a fermented cereal drink from northern Nigeria 🇳🇬

🌐 Explore her story: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

#UPRISE #agripreneurs #AU_EU #KununZaki
#Nigeria

🎉 FAO’s new guidance harmonising food safety laws across Africa helps entrepreneurs deliver safer, high-quality foods!
Today we spotlight Yala Dairy Cooperative 🇰🇪, empowering farmers & building a sustainable dairy business with maziwa lala & yoghurt
🔗 s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

🎉 As part of #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026, we spotlight Ayani, founded by Diane Seri from 🇨🇮, modernising #CocoBaca, a traditional fermented porridge

Supporting local farmers, women’s leadership & cultural heritage!

🌐 More: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

#UPRISE #Businesscases #AU_EU

📅As the #GFFA opens in Germany, we spotlight African entrepreneurs shaping the future of food!
🌾Meet Latto Nina N’Gbesso, 21, modernizing coco baca, a traditional Ivorian porridge, with improved quality, food safety & jobs while preserving heritage🇨🇮

🎉FAO launches the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026
Spotlight on Yan’île: reviving traditional Beninese #Akpan with quality, hygiene & innovative flavour🌽
🌐full Business cases here : s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/uprisefoodsa...

#YearOfTheWomanFarmer #UPRISE #AU_EU #agripreneurs #Benin

🎉 2026 is Year One of the African Union's #CAADP (2026-2035) for resilient agrifood systems & 45% output growth! Spotlight: Akpan Bénin, reviving traditional Beninese akpan with quality & passion 🌽
🌐 Learn more on our website:
uprisefoodsafety.org/business-cas...
#agripreneurs #UPRISE

🔔🆕#ESWI #H5N1 Spotlight Bulletin is out!🔔
🔛Explore the latest recommendations, scientific articles, institutional statements, and more on #H5N1 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...
📚Visit #ESWIEducationHub for all the details!
eswi.org/education-hu...

🌍 UP-RISE Business Cases: Stories of Impact on Food Safety in Africa 🌍 UP-RISE Business Cases: Stories of Impact on Food Safety in Africa

📢 The Dec 2025 #UPRISE Newsletter is live!
Meet 10 agri-entrepreneurs transforming #FoodSafety across Africa 🌍
Co-creation workshops, practice abstracts & our first scientific publication now out!
📖 Read more: zcv3-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/viewinbro...

🚨 New content is live!

Explore fresh insights on food & nutrition security:

🌍 CAADP & ADFNS 2025 highlights uprisefoodsafety.org/food-safety-...

🍽️ Fermented cereals & Umqombothi (feat. Lungani Amanda Nyathi)
uprisefoodsafety.org/unlocking-po...

#UPRISE #FoodSafety #Mycotoxins #Food20230EU #EUAU

✨ Supporting the #FoodSafety Systems of the Future — From 🇮🇹 Rome with Love! #UPRISE Project Coordinator
@saeger_sarah presented the Accelerator Platform at the #EU #FoodSafety Forum organised by #FoodSafety4EU
@fs4eu
➡️ More info: uprisefoodsafety.org/about-uprise...

✨ #UPRISE celebrates the declaration #AUEU25 in Luanda 🇦🇴 We welcome the commitment to advancing sustainable & resilient #Agriculture and #FoodSystems transformation 🌱 This week #UPRISE wrapped up the round of workshops on #Akpan 🇧🇯 #CocoBaca 🇨🇮 & #MaziwaLala 🇰🇪 #Mycotoxins

🌍 Transforming food systems takes vision & persistence. Meet Yannelle Minoungou from Benin 🇧🇯, founder of Yan’ile, revolutionising the Akpan sector & aiming for regional markets
🔗 Value chain of #Akpan in Benin: uprisefoodsafety.org/practice-abs...
#BetterTogether #HandInHand #UPRISE #agripreneurs

🌍 In our #UPRISE series, we spotlight #agripreneurs transforming fermented food value chains across #Africa
Meet Diane Ser of Ayani, driving innovation in Côte d’Ivoire’s 🇨🇮 Coco Baca sector
🔗#CocoBaca value chain : uprisefoodsafety.org/practice-abs...
#Mycotoxins #Food20230EU #EUAU #AUEU

🌍 Our #UPRISE series spotlighting #agripreneurs transforming fermented food value chains across #Africa continues
💡 #BetterTogether #HandInHand — Meet @KajuluDairyCoop from #Kenya 🇰🇪, driving change in the Maziwa Lala sector
🔗 uprisefoodsafety.org/practice-abs...
#Mycotoxins #Food20230EU

🌍 What an exciting few days across the globe for #UPRISE! ✨
🇳🇬🇿🇦 Nigeria & South Africa
🇨🇳 China, 7th International Conference of Mycotoxicology and Food Security
🇪🇺 Brussels @UN House @ifad.org event on sustainable food futures
#FoodSafety #Mycotoxins #Food20230EU #EUAU #AUEU

🌍Africa’s momentum towards stronger #FoodSafety keeps growing !
In our #UPRISE series, meet Mary Magaji from Nigeria 🇳🇬 — developing Kunun Zaki with her daughter to strengthen this cherished fermented beverage’s value chain
🔗https://uprisefoodsafety.org/practice-abstract-3/
#Mycotoxins #Food20230EU

Towards a Regulatory Model for Food Safety and Mycotoxin Control under the UP-RISE Project | UP-RISE Food Safety The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), in collaboration with UP-RISE Consortium and national partners, convened the Continental Validation Workshop on Country Situational Analyses (SITANs)...

✍️Check out our latest article on the UPRISE website: “Towards a Regulatory Model for Food Safety and Mycotoxin Control.” AUDA-NEPAD & UPRISE brought together experts from four African countries to advance a harmonised food safety framework
🔗 uprisefoodsafety.org/workshop-sit...
#FoodSafety

🌾 #UPRISE partner @CNRsocial_
attended the International Conference on Fermented Foods in Italy🇮🇹 presenting research on #Umqombothi production, nutrition, fermentation, innovations & safety especially #mycotoxin risks
ℹ️ Find out more about #Umqombothi uprisefoodsafety.org/practice-abs...