Our focus Areas
BecA is a pan-African biosciences hub, driving scientific innovations, sharing knowledge, strengthening capacity and fostering strategic partnerships to transform Agriculture, Health, and Livelihoods across Africa.
BecA conducts research aimed at improving food, nutritional safety and security; income generation for small scale produ…
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he main driver of the BecA–ILRI Hub is to support and mentor African scientists in the application of biosciences in foo…
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The BecA-ILRI hub supports researchers and scientists from national, regional and international agricultural research in…
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Strengthening existing partnerships with the private sector and other stakeholders for the development and delivery of p…
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Building strategic partnerships with national and international agricultural research institutions to develop pathways t…
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BecA-ILRI Hub is a node for the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH). The CTGHL supports program…
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Our impact
Research Partnership
A collaborative study with research teams from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda used BecA's genomics sequencing platform to identify markers linked to trypanosomiasis resistance, informing national breeding…
Capacity Building
BecA's structured fellowship programme has equipped over 200 early career scientists from across Africa with advanced laboratory skills, bioinformatics competencies and international networks.
Innovation & Commerce
Research conducted at BecA in partnership with a leading seed company and a development foundation led to a commercially viable biofortified maize variety now distributed across seven countries.
