Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut is contributing to increased productivity and profitability of peanut production through research on improved peanut varieties and management practices, and to food safety by better post-harvest and processing technologies that can mitigate the negative impacts of contamination of peanut and other crops from toxins produced by soil-borne fungal pathogens (known as mycotoxins).
A rich source of protein and fiber, peanuts or groundnuts are a major part of the diet in much of the world. Working with scientists, students, farmers and private sector players in Haiti and four African countries, PMIL is making this major food source plentiful and safe. On the farm, researchers are testing solutions directly with growers, from improved varieties to better production practices and post-harvest technologies. In the marketplace, experts are assessing why naturally-occurring mycotoxin contaminates some food products and the best ways to control it. In the lab, scientists are developing tests to look for mycotoxins and looking for ways to stop them from developing in the first place.
Lead Institute
University of Georgia
Focus Countries
Ghana, Haiti, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
US-based partners
View all of our partners here.
Focus-country partners
Beyond our Focus Countries, we have research partnerships in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Uganda. You can view all of our partners here.
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{Who We Are}
Our Researchers
Renee Arias, Ph.D.
Institution: United States Department of Agriculture - ARS
Project name: RNAi Silencing of Aflatoxin Synthesis
Rick Brandenburg, Ph.D.
Institution: North Carolina State University
Project name: Southern Africa Peanut Value Chain Interventions
Boris Bravo-Ureta, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Connecticut
Project name: Southern Africa Pre-harvest Value Chain Analysis
C. Michael Deom, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Georgia
Project name: Peanut Varietal Development
David Jordan, Ph.D.
Institution: North Carolina State University
Project name: Ghana Peanut Value Chain Interventions
Greg MacDonald, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Florida
Project name: Haiti Peanut Value Chain Interventions
Nicholas Magnan, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Georgia
Project name: Interventions to Decrease Mycotoxin Risks
Kumar Mallikarjunan, Ph.D.
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Project name: Mycotoxin Detection Options
Mark Manary, M.D.
Institution: Washington University St. Louis
Project name: Malnutrition Interventions
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Georgia
Project name: Peanut Genomics
Jia-Sheng Wang, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Georgia
Project name: Mycotoxin Detection in Dried Blood
Haibo Yao, Ph.D.
Institution: Mississippi State University
Project name: AflaGoggles for Aflatoxin Detection
Overseas Partners
Burkina Faso
University of Ouagadougou
Ghana
Crop Research Institute
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Savannah Agricultural Research Institute
University of Ghana
Haiti
Med & Food for Kids
India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University
Malawi
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Chitedze Agriculture Research Service
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
University of Malawi
Mozambique
Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM)
Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Senegal
Senegal Agriculture Research Organization
Uganda
National Agricultural Research Organization
National Crops Resources Institute
National Semi Arid Resources Research Institute
Zambia
University of Zambia
{Work With Us}
Program Director: Dave Hoisington
Email: davehois@uga.edu (link sends e-mail)
Assistant Director: James Rhoads
Email: jrhoads@uga.edu
Dr. Dave Hoisington, Director of the Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control Innovation Lab