Nkumbu Mutwale

Nkumbu Mutwale is studying hydrogen cyanide and aflatoxins in cassava, a staple crop in Zambia. “My institute has brand new equipment that no one was using, so I offered to set up the lab,” says Mutwale. “I intend to determine the sources of contamination and the defective stages in the farmers’ processing methods in order to help improve their produce and increase their incomes.”

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