Decision support system for integrated management of mycotoxins in feed and food supply chains

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dc.contributor.authorFels-Klerx, H.J. van der
dc.contributor.authorLiu, C.
dc.contributor.authorFocker, M.
dc.contributor.authorMontero-Castro, I.
dc.contributor.authorRossi, V.
dc.contributor.authorManstretta, V.
dc.contributor.authorMagan, Naresh
dc.contributor.authorKrska, R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-28T19:16:19Z
dc.date.available2021-09-28T19:16:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-13
dc.description.abstractMycotoxins present a global food safety threat of our feed and food. Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites of certain fungi in agricultural products that are harmful to animal and human health. The presence of mycotoxins in these products depends on a variety of management and environmental factors in the field, during storage and/or processing of feed and food commodities. To date, information on mycotoxin management is available, but is not easy to access by supply chain actors. This study aimed to design, build and test a Decision Support System (DSS) that can help decision making on mycotoxin management by various actors along the feed and food supply chains. As part of this, available knowledge and data on mycotoxin prevention and control were collected and synthesised into easy to understand guidelines and tools for various groups of end-users. The DSS consists of four different modules: (a) static information module and (b) scenario analysis module, (c) dynamic module for forecasting mycotoxins, and (d) dynamic module for real-time monitoring of moulds/mycotoxins in grain silos. Intended end-users are all end-user groups for modules (a) and (b); growers and collectors for module (c) and; post-harvest storage managers for module (d). The DSS is user-friendly and accessible through PCs, tablets and smartphones (see https://mytoolbox-platform.com/). In various phases of the DSS development, the tool has been demonstrated to groups of end-users, and their suggestions have been taken into account, whenever possible. Also, a near final version has been tested with individual farmers on the easiness to use the system. In this way we aimed to maximise the DSS uptake by actors along the chain. Ultimately, this DSS will improve decision making on mycotoxin management; it will assist in reducing mycotoxin contamination in the key crops of Europe, thereby reducing economic losses and improving animal and human health.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationvan der Fels-Klerx HJ, Liu C, Focker M, et al., (2022) Decision support system for integrated management of mycotoxins in feed and food supply chains. World Mycotoxin Journal, Volume 15, Number 2, 2022, pp. 119-133en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1875-0710
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3920/WMJ2020.2603
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17111
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWageningen Academic Publishersen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectmycotoxin managementen_UK
dc.subjectICTen_UK
dc.subjectagronomic practicesen_UK
dc.subjectfood safetyen_UK
dc.titleDecision support system for integrated management of mycotoxins in feed and food supply chainsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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