The fungal threat to global food security

Author(s)

Avery, V, Simon ; Singleton, Ian ^[1] ; Magan, Naresh ^[2] ; Goldman, Gustavo H. ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Edinburgh Napier Univ, Sch Appl Sci, Edinburgh EH11 48N, Midlothian - Scotland

^[2] Cranfield Univ, Appl Mycol Grp, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds - England

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, FCFRP, Dept Ciencias Farmaceut, BR-14040903 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: FUNGAL BIOLOGY; v. 123, n. 8, p. 555-557, AUG 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Fungi threaten the security of food supply to human populations on several fronts. They destroy up to 30 % of crop products through disease and spoilage processes, while mycotoxin-producing fungi and opportunistic pathogens endanger food safety. Control of these fungi is vital for improving food security, but current measures are inadequate and further challenges due to human-population growth and climate change are escalating. Investment and innovation in research on strategies to control fungal growth, harnessed through international, inter-disciplinary collaboration across socio-economic boundaries, provides one key to rising to this challenge. (C) 2019 British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/50201-3 - BNRL - Food Security for Vulnerable Populations: the fungal threat | Ribeirão Preto - SP
• Grantee: Gustavo Henrique Goldman
• Support Opportunities: Organization Grants - Scientific Meeting