2008/12 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [ADA was strongly engaged in the European process to increase aid effectiveness, preparing for the revision of the Paris declaration in 2008. Furthermore the agency closely cooperated with other EU member states, especially regarding capacity-building partnerships with new donors in the EU.]
2008/06 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [Since April 2008, the ‘Austrian Platform for Development and Humanitarian Aid‘ is the successor of the ‘Austrian Working Group for Development Cooperation’ (AGEZ) and the Austrian EU-Platform.]
2008/05 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [Recently the first evaluation study (in German) assessing the management processes, work and role of the ADA in Austrian Development Cooperation was published.]
2008/04 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [Das österreichische Journal für Entwicklungspolitik (JEP) widmet seine letzte Ausgabe dem Thema: „Entwicklungspolitik und Sicherheitsinteressen: Kohärenz oder Konkurrenz?“. Die Veröffentlichung sowie die Aktualität des Themas zum Anlass nehmend, lud Clemens Six von der Österreichischen Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (ÖFSE) zur Podiumsdiskussion nach Wien, auch mit dem Vorsatz eine Diskussion in Österreich zu stimulieren. ]
2008/04 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [The Austrian Journal for Development Policy recently (JEP) devoted an issue to the Security-Development Nexus and asked whether the relationship between security and development is better described as coherence or rivalry.]
2008/02 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [OEFSE wants to adjust to new developments within Austrian development cooperation and the international cooperation environment.]
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Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of moulds, contaminating a wide range of crop plants and fruits before or after harvest, the most important mycotoxins being: Aflatoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Ochratoxin A, Fumonisins, Zearalenone, Patulin and T-2 Toxin. The acute and chronic impact of mycotoxins on human and animal health is proven scientifically. Mycotoxin contamination is recognized as an unavoidable risk because the formation of fungal toxins is weather dependant and effective prevention is impossible. According to the FAO more than 25 % of the world's agricultural production is contaminated with mycotoxins. This equates to economic losses estimated at $923 million annually in the US grain industry alone. Most countries have adopted regulations to limit exposure to mycotoxins, having strong impact on food and animal crop trade. The presence of mycotoxins is unavoidable and therefore testing of raw materials and products is required to keep our food and feed safe.