Monica Giovanna Laura Ermolli

Dr. Monica Giovanna Laura Ermolli

European Commission, Joint Research Centre - Ispra, Ispra, Italy
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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24 February 2023 in Toxins
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FRFelix Rembold
Felix Rembold
BMBrighton Mvumi
Brighton Mvumi
JMJ. David Miller
J. David Miller
RORose Omari
Rose Omari
Paola BattilaniPaola Battilani
Paola Battilani
MEMonica Giovanna Laura Ermolli
Monica Giovanna Laura Ermolli
In 2008, the African Postharvest Losses Information Systems project (APHLIS, accessed on 6 September 2022) developed an algorithm for estimating the scale of cereal postharvest losses (PHLs). The relevant scientific literature and contextual information was used to build profiles of the PHLs occurring along the value chains of nine cereal crops by country and province for 37 sub-Saharan African countries. The APHLIS provides estimates of PHL figures where direct measurements are not available. A pilot project was subsequently initiated to explore the possibility of supplementing these loss estimates with information on the aflatoxin risk. Using satellite data on drought and rainfall, a time series of agro-climatic aflatoxin risk warning maps for maize was developed covering the countries and provinces of sub-Saharan Africa. The agro-climatic risk warning maps for specific countries were shared with mycotoxin experts from those countries for review and comparison with their aflatoxin incidence datasets. The present Work Session was a unique opportunity for African food safety mycotoxins experts, as well as other international experts, to meet and deepen the discussion about prospects for using their experience and their data to validate and improve agro-climatic risk modeling approaches.