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 producers; climate change adaptation; environmental sustainabilit…
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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 food security and agricultural development to address priority…
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The BecA-ILRI hub supports researchers and scientists from national, regional and international agricultural research institutions, universities and the private sector.
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Strengthening existing partnerships with the private sector and other stakeholders for the development and delivery of products such as improved crop and animal disease diagnostics…
Building strategic partnerships with national and international agricultural research institutions to develop pathways to impact for bioscience innovations.
BecA-ILRI Hub is a node for the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH). The CTGHL supports programs that improve livestock-based livelihoods in the tropics.
Our reach across the Continent
Our Impact
African Swine Fever (ASF)
low cost nutrition
Aflatoxin Reduction
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
plant tissue culture
Livestock feeds
Protecting beans
Healthy crops and livestock
goat diversity
Domestic cavies
rice blast disease
Diversifying nutrition
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
