Africa’s Biosciences Innovation Hub

BecA empowers African scientists, institutions, and innovators with world-class research infrastructure, translational science, and collaborative partnerships to solve Africa’s most pressing challenges.

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Our focus Areas

BecA at a glance

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.

Research for a food secure Africa

Research for a food secure Africa

BecA conducts research aimed at improving food, nutritional safety and security; income generation for small scale produ…

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Capacity building for African scientists

Capacity building for African scientists

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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Technologies and research services

Technologies and research services

The BecA-ILRI hub supports researchers and scientists from national, regional and international agricultural research in…

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Product development

Product development

Strengthening existing partnerships with the private sector and other stakeholders for the development and delivery of p…

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Networking and Collaboration

Networking and Collaboration

Building strategic partnerships with national and international agricultural research institutions to develop pathways t…

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Livestock Genetics and Health

Livestock Genetics and Health

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 reach across the Continent

Science at Continental Scale

500+
Fellows, 34% being Women
700+
Technical & Soft Skill Courses
10+
Communities of Practice
150+
Scientific Publications
40+
African Countries

Our impact

Featured Impact Stories

Genomics Platform Unlocks Cattle Disease Resistance Across East Africa

Research Partnership

Genomics Platform Unlocks Cattle Disease Resistance Across East Africa

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…

Early Career Scientists Programme Graduates 200 Researchers in Five Years

Capacity Building

Early Career Scientists Programme Graduates 200 Researchers in Five Years

BecA's structured fellowship programme has equipped over 200 early career scientists from across Africa with advanced laboratory skills, bioinformatics competencies and international networks.

Biofortified Crop Variety Reaches One Million Smallholder Farmers

Innovation & Commerce

Biofortified Crop Variety Reaches One Million Smallholder Farmers

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.