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Advancing the Sustainable Agenda for Indigenous Food Crops
We are proud to highlight a significant new editorial published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems by our very own Dr. Abena Achiaa Boakye, in collaboration with Prof. Kwaku Gyebi Duodu (University of Pretoria) and Prof.
Prof. Jacob Agbenorhevi Receives International Editorial Recognition
The Department of Food Science and Technology is proud to highlight the international recognition received by its Head of Department, Prof. Jacob Kwaku Agbenorhevi, who has been honoured with two prestigious 2026 Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards.
Quantifying the Hidden Cancer Burden of Aflatoxins in West Africa
A new study led by Prof. Isaac Williams Ofosu and his research team is shedding light on one of West Africa’s most pressing but often overlooked food safety challenges: the long-term health burden of aflatoxin exposure. Published in the journal Food Safety and Risk, the study provides one of the most comprehensive quantitative assessments to date of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer risks in Ghana and Nigeria.
From Okra to Chocolate: A Local Solution to a Global Ingredient Challenge
What if one of the most critical ingredients in chocolate could be replaced not with something more complex or imported, but with something grown locally?