Climate risk · Rationale

Mycotoxin contamination

Biological hazard characterised by the accumulation of toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi on crops, the incidence of which is influenced by climate-driven temperature and moisture conditions, threatening food and feed safety.

Definition source: AGROVOC: mycotoxins; FAO

Synonyms

aflatoxin contamination

Broader

Biological hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Climate risk counts as adaptation when the text attributes it to climate change, climate variability, or a named climate hazard (for example climate-induced, climate-driven, exacerbated by warming, or due to changing rainfall), OR when it is the stated target of an adaptation-specific intervention, climate service, or early-warning action; NOT adaptation when it is described as a routine pest, sanitary, food-safety, land-management, or general social or economic problem with no climate framing.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_142 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_142
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_142)