Aflatoxins are produced by different strains of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, found in different agricultural commodities. Contamination of aflatoxin in food crops is a global issue and ingestion of such crops leads to drastic effects on health of animals and humans. Up to 25% of...

The melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) is a quarantine insect pest worldwide and affects the vegetable quality through its direct feeding and indirectly by passing way for secondary pathogens. This study investigated the host susceptibility, preference and offspring performance of ...

Halal, in terms of food commodities, refers to food material, ingredients and the production process, which is permissible for Muslims for consumption. With increasing awareness about food and its quality, safety and origins, consumers are becoming more and more informed if they are buying the same ...

In recent years, the concept of food quality and safety has been intensively traded and the consumer's level of conscious towards 'safe' consumption of fresh produce has risen. Accordingly, the sources of supply of fresh produce and the chains through where the high value horticultural commodities...

Mycotoxins contamination of crops poses significant economic losses to both crop producers and traders who give market discounts for the contaminated products. Aflatoxin, being one of the most abundant mycotoxins in everyday food commodities such as rice and maize is of utmost importance due to its ...

Pakistan is an agriculture based economy and horticulture is an important industry of this sector. Fresh produce export contributes significant amount of resources to National Gross Domestic Product. However, with increasing food quality and safety awareness amongst the consumers in high end...

Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is designated as a quarantine insect pest worldwide due to its voracious feeding on stored grains. Development of insecticidal resistance and its ability to withstand starvation for longer time makes it one of the most destructive arthropod for stored products....

While women play an equally important role as men in Pakistan's farming systems, they typically have little access to information on modern farming techniques due to cultural rules that prevent them interacting with male agricultural extension staff. In 2013 and 2014, CABI initiated farmer training ...

This paper presents the results of field surveys conducted in Pakistan to determine the natural enemies of the invasive pest Bagrada hilaris. It was shown that Trissolcus sp., Ooencyrtus sp. and Gryon sp. were successful in parasitizing ova of B. hilaris and can be used as biological control agents ...