UP-RISE: EU-AU Partnership for Resilient, Inclusive and Safe food systems for Everyone
21 February 2024
UP‑RISE is an international project providing groundbreaking knowledge to understand mycotoxin contamination and to deliver solutions in Africa, strengthening African Food Safety Systems. Launched in January 2024, and awarded an European Horizon grant, it focuses on five target African Union (AU) Member States -Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa-, responding to the challenge of reducing food contaminants, in particular mycotoxins, for a greater food safety and fewer zoonotic and foodborne diseases. UP‑RISE aims to provide new knowledge for understanding mycotoxin contamination in the informal sector, prediction of mycotoxin contamination, improving risk assessment tools to strengthen regulatory frameworks, and developing innovative tools for reducing mycotoxin contamination in fermented food value chains, thereby aiming for safe food systems for all.