Innovation & Funding

Portable Aflabox device used to screen individual grain kernels under white and ultraviolet light

Aflabox raises US$1.51M to advance UV grain-screening rollout in Kenya, Nigeria

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The portable system uses white and ultraviolet imaging to assess individual grain kernels. New funding will support certification, manufacturing and commercial expansion, although independent performance data have not yet been published. KENYA — Agritech startup Aflabox has secured €1.35 million (US$1.51M) in seed funding to advance the certification, production and

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Hackathons, funding initiatives target food safety challenges in Africa, near East

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AFRICA – Stakeholders across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region are being invited to participate in a regional hackathon aimed at developing localized food safety solutions.    Organized under the Regional Food Safety Research Network and Innovation Hub (RFSRINH), the event will take place in September in Riyadh,

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