The BecA Hub provides several core research-related services that support agricultural research and capacity building in eastern and central Africa. These include DNA sequencing, genotyping, and laboratory services through its Central Core and SEGOLIP units. The services support a wide range of projects on key African crops and livestock. By providing infrastructure and training, the Hub aims to build African scientific capacity and drive agricultural transformation in the region.

1. Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)
Biosciences eastern & central Africa (BecA) Hub
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

2. BecA Hub: Core activities
1. Research
Core competencies and research programs in agriculture:
crop, animal health and microbial sciences
2. Capacity building and training
3. Research and Technology-related services
4. Focal point for the agricultural research community in
eastern and central Africa
5. Promotion of product development and delivery

3. Laboratory facilities for the Hub
Seven laboratories to provide for livestock, crop and microbial
research and training.
Laboratory upgrade and construction:

4. BecA Hub Core competencies
• Genomics/Metagenomics
• Functional genomics
• Bioinformatics
• Genetic engineering
• Diagnostics
• Molecular breeding (marker development and
application)
• Proteomics
• Vaccine technology/Immunology
• Vectors (e.g. ticks)
• Mycotoxins

5. Partnerships 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005 18(+) supported countries:
Universities
Nat’l Ag Research Systems (NARS)
2004 Research Institutions
Nodes:
University of Buea, Cameroon
2003 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
National Agricultural Research Rural Development
Organization, Uganda Administration of the
Republic of Korea
and more…
Kigali Institute of Technology, Rwanda

7. Current BecA Hub Major Funding Agreements
• Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
(USD 5M; 2009-14)
• The BecA-CSIRO partnership is part of the Australia/Africa Food
Security Initiative
(AUD$ 14M; 2009-13): AusAID
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation core support to BecA Hub
(USD 2M, 2011-14)
• The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs/SIDA (USD12M, 2012-
2015)
• In addition to many other investors supporting our partners,
graduate students, etc.

8. SFSA Partnership
SFSA BecA Hub
Staff salaries Core support
Emphasis: Capacity building
providing affordable Workshops
access to African users, Technical support to Hub
promoting African –led Institutional Support
projects at Hub, and African Biosciences
product development Challenge Fund (through
salaries/core support)

9. BecA-CSIRO Partnership
AusAID CSIRO BecA Hub
Research Projects Capacity building
through
African Biosciences
Animal health R&D
PPR Aflatoxin Amaranth
Challenge Fund
ASF Food & Nutrition Science • Courses and
workshops
Mushrooms
Domestic • Visiting Scientists
CBPP cavies • Institutional Capacity
Building
CSIRO/Australian scientific collaboration, co-
investment and partnership management Core support

10. BMGF Partnership
BMGF BecA Hub
Capacity building
Key staffing/ through
African Biosciences
core support
Challenge Fund
Genomics • Courses and
Bioinformatics workshops
Crop Breeding • Visiting Scientists
• Institutional Capacity
Building

11. Swedish Partnership
Ministry for
Foreign Affairs
SIDA BecA Hub
Research Projects Capacity building
through
Goat improvement
African Biosciences
Molecular diagnostics: crop and animal diseases Challenge Fund
• Courses and
Plant tissue culture & virus indexing workshops
• Visiting Scientists
staffing • Institutional Capacity
Building
Bioinformatics
Core support platform enhancement

12. Research

13. ILRI Biotech Research
ILRI Biotech Theme Research
Major foci
Animal health
Livestock genetics
Pathogen discovery
Research includes:
CBPP
BREAD projects
ASF
PPR
ECF
AVID

14. Hosted Institution Crop Research

15. BecA Hub
Research with Partners
Highlights

16. CAAREA: Activities to date
Capacity and Action for Aflatoxin Reduction in Eastern Africa (CAAREA)

18. Aflatoxin research – critical gaps
Potential Intervention Points:
Pre-harvest: varieties (eg, KARI 170 to date)
Insect damage/resistance
Biocontrol
Drying
Storage
Binding clay

19. Capacity and Action for Aflatoxin Reduction in Eastern Africa (CAAREA)
CAAREA objectives
1. Establish mycotoxin diagnostics platform at BecA
2. Characterize Aspergillus flavus from around Kenya and Tanzania
(maize and soil): as source of inoculum, resolve key population
biology/pathosystem questions, etc.
3. Test modeling as a potential predictive tool and to contextualize
findings across Kenya, Tanzania and the region.
4. Identify maize germplasm resistant to aflatoxin accumulation in
specific environments (field trials and postharvest
experiments), including GxE(xM).
5. National breeders leading field trials will affect subsequent
changes to Kenyan and Tanzanian maize breeding programs.

20. Capacity and Action for Aflatoxin Reduction in Eastern Africa (CAAREA)
Projected impact:
In Kenya alone, it is estimated that over 5.6 million people in drought prone areas in
Eastern and coastal lowlands alone will directly benefit from maize varieties with reduced
mycotoxin accumulation.
In Tanzania, not only does maize provide 60% of daily dietary calories and about 50% of
protein, but it is also a cash crop for 85% of the current Tanzania’s the population which is
estimated at about 41 million.
Platform will extend the impact by enhancing capacity to address mycotoxins in the
region.

21. CAAREA partners
Kenya:
BecA Hub at ILRI: Jagger Harvey (Project Leader, Research Scientist); Benoit
Gnonlonfin (postdoc); Samuel Mutiga (Cornell PhD student); Eric Magembe;
Vincent Were
KARI: James Gethi and team, National Maize Research Coordinator
University of Nairobi: Sheila Okoth
Tanzania:
ARI: Arnold Mushongi, National Maize Breeder
Open University of Tanzania: Said Massomo
Australia:
Ross Darnell, biometrician, CSIRO
Mary Fletcher, natural product organic chemist, QAAFI/Univ. Queensland
Glen Fox, NIR expert, QAAFI/Univ. Queensland
Darren Kriticos, ecological modeler, affiliated with CSIRO and Harvest Choice
USA:
Rebecca Nelson, Cornell University
Michael Milgroom, Cornell University
Phil Pardey, University of Minnesota, Harvest Choice
Other linked scientists:
Yash Chauhan, DEEDI (APSIM modeling for predicting aflatoxin risk)
Stephen Trowell, CSIRO (electronic nose development as a potential aflatoxin
detection method)

22. Harnessing husbandry of domestic cavies for alternative and rapid
access to food and income (Cameroon and Eastern DRC)
Justification: Domestic cavies and other short cycle alternative livestock have great potential to
contribute to addressing food security challenges in developing countries.
Objectives:
1. Characterize current production systems & establish cavies production innovation platforms.
2. Generate and integrate genetic diversity data with other breeding information to design a sustainable
cavies production system.
3. Improved feed system for higher cavies productivity.
4. Information dissemination and capacity building.
Partners:
ILRI/BecA Hub: Appolinaire Djikeng (PI), Mwai Okeyo, Francis Wamonje
CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
Cameroon: University of Dschang and Min of Livestock, Heifer Prog International, Farmers’ Voice
DRC: Universite Evangelique en Afrique, Women for women
Australia: CSIRO
Pathway to impact: Improved husbandry practices will be disseminated for a sustainable cavies
production linked to market and consumption.

23. Domestication of wild edible mushrooms in E. Africa (Nat’l Program-Led)
Justification: Income generation.
Objectives:
1. Collect and characterize wild edible mushrooms.
2. Domesticate them on agro-wastes (eg, sisal, rice straw).
3. Nutritionally profile domesticated varieties.
4. Farmer training.
Partners:
University of Dar es Salaam Prof. Amelia Kivaisi (PI)
Kenya Industrial Research and
Development Institute (KIRDI)
University of Burundi
CSIRO
BecA Hub at ILRI
Pathway to impact:
Existing mushroom domestication and training programs at each institution will be expanded
to include these indigenous varieties.

24. Amaranth (Nat’l Program Led)
Justification: Amaranth is popular (vegetable & grain) in many African countries.
Objective:
Reduce food and nutrition insecurity in rural communities of SSA by increasing amaranth
production & transforming its leaves and grain products into a variety of shelf stable,
nutritious, highly acceptable and marketable products.
Partners:
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Dr Daniel Sila (PI)
Sokoine University of
AVRDC (Tanzania)
CSIRO
BecA Hub at ILRI
Pathway to impact:
Stakeholder consultations & training through established extension activities at the African
institutions will be used. Amaranth is very popular in these countries.

25. PPR
Development of Improved Control Interventions for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
Justification: PPR is an important disease of small ruminants with challenges in vaccine
delivery (cold chain,…).
Objectives:
1: To thermostabilize existing PPR vaccine
Nigeria 75/1 strain - OIE recommended
Widely used in Africa
2: To pilot vaccine delivery models
Partners:
BecA-ILRI Biotech
Au-IBAR
Australia
Pathway to impact:
Research embedded in development (ILRI and AU-IBAR) and piloting of vaccination/new
institutional models will help ensure delivery of an improved vaccine.

26. The BecA Hub:
A key driver for Agricultural transformation
LOCATION: well positioned to co-operate with regional and
international partners.
CAPACITY: build a critical mass of scientists by training and
engaging them in a wide range of research activities.
SCIENCE: focused on research that can address pressing
constraints for Africa’s smallholder farmers.

27. Research-related services at the BecA Hub and their
impact on research and capacity building

28. BecA Hub: Core activities
1. Research
2. Research-related services
3. Capacity building and training
4. Focal point for the agricultural research community in
eastern and central Africa
5. Promotion of product development and delivery

29. Presentation outline
I. The Central Core Unit
II. The SEGOLIP Unit
III. The Genomics platform
IV. The Bioinformatics platform
V. Other platforms

30. I. Central Core Unit
Staff (10)
• 01 Manager
• 03 Tech Lab Ass
• 06 Lab cleaners
Current services
• Laboratory cleaning and waste management
• Glassware cleaning and sterilization services
• Preparation of culture media and buffers
• Mol Biol grade water, custom made solutions

31. I. Central Core Unit (Cont’d)
Users/customers
• BecA Hub staff and all African researchers using the Hub
• ILRI Biotech (media/buffers and packaging of the ITM vaccine)
• Hosted institutions (IITA, CIMMYT, CIP)
• Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
• Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
• Institute for Primate Research (IPR)
• Universities (Univ of Nairobi, JKUAT, KU, MMU, Egerton Univ)
• icipe
• Other CG centers based in Nairobi
• Syngenta Flowers
• Makerere University, Uganda
• MARI, Tanzania

32. I. Central Core Unit (outlook)
Expansion to other users/customers)
• Other institutions in the region (Hub activities’ expansion)
Other services under consideration (include)
• Molecular biology reagents (nucleic acids extraction reagents,
DNA size standards)
• Enzymes (i.e. Taq DNA polymerase)

33. II. SEGOLIP Unit
Staff
04 technical staff
Extensive lab experience
Current Services
a. DNA sequencing
Sanger sequencing (capillary – low to medium
throughput)
Pyrosequencing (next generation – high throughput)
b. Genotyping
Full genotyping 01 (DNA extraction, PCR, fragment
analysis)
Full genotyping 02 (PCR, fragment analysis)
Partial genotyping (fragment analysis)

34. II. SEGOLIP Unit (Cont’d)
Supporting a wide range of research projects
Banana
Beans Arthropod
Cassava vectors
Cowpea Buffalo
Eucalyptus Chicken
Maize Cow
Millets Goat
Napier grass Pigs
Ocimum Sheep
Passion fruit Mice
Pigeon pea Wildlife
Rice
Sorghum
Striga Bacteria
Sugar cane Fungi
Sweet potato Parasites
Tef Viruses
Yam

35. II. SEGOLIP Unit (Cont’d)
Supporting a wide range of programs
1. Generation Challenge Program (GCP): 2011 Work Order
• 09 countries (South Africa, The Philippines, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia,
Uganda, India, Burkina Faso, Mexico)
• 10 crops (maize, rice, sorghum, cowpea, chickpeas, cassava, sweet
potatoes, beans, finger millet, pearl millet)
2. Projects at the Hub facilities
• Support (services and training) to all ABCF fellows, AWARD fellows,
graduates students and other visiting scientists projects
• ILRI Biotech Theme
• Hosted CGIAR crop centers
3. Other users (African NARS, universities, international research institutes
and regional programs, USA, Latin America, Middle East and Asia)

36. II. SEGOLIP Unit (Cont’d)
supporting various breeding programs in Africa
1. Characterization of sorghum germplasm collection focusing on biotic and
abiotic stresses (Kassahun Bante – Jimma University, Ethiopia)
2. Stress Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) project: Development
and delivery of improved rice varieties that are tolerant to five major abiotic
stresses; drought, submergence, salinity, iron toxicity and low temperature
(Negussie Zena – Africa Rice Center)
3. Cassava breeding in Uganda (Robert Kawuki, NARO, Uganda)
4. Genotyping of sorghum BC4F1 population associated with striga resistance
(Rasha Ali – University of Khartoum, Sudan)
5. Genetic diversity to support a goat breeding program in Cameroon (Felix
Meutchieye – University of Dschang, Cameroon)
6. Genetic characterization of Senegalese trypanotolerant N’Dama cattle (Mame
Diouf – ISRA, Senegal)

37. II. SEGOLIP Unit (Cont’d)
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Opportunities for genomics and metagenomics research
ABI 3130-xl ABI 3730-xl ABI 3500-xl
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1 sample = 1 library
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Next generation 500 mb/run
sequencing: 1/2 cassava genome
1/8 human genome
454 GS pyrosequencer

40. IV. The Genomics platform (Cont’d)
Highlights of applications
Genomics (microbial and other organisms)
1. Large genomes re-sequencing (Cassava)
2. Viral genomics (African Swine Fever, Rift Valley Fever, blue tongue
virus, equine encephalitis virus)
3. Functional genomics (small viral RNAs in cassava)
Metagenomics
1. Pathogen discovery, tracking and surveillance of zoonotic diseases
(e.g. RVF)
2. Microbiome analysis; environmental metagenomics (e.g. aquatic
environment)

41. IV. The Genomics platform (Cont’d)
Major outputs
Completed and ongoing projects
1. Re-sequencing of the cassava genome
# 06 next gen sequencing runs => 1.4 billions bases =>
~ 1.5x coverage of the cassava genome
# Ongoing data analysis (BecA Hub/IITA, Univ Arizona)
2. Deep sequencing to support a study on soil management
(Study on the interaction between resident and inoculated
mycorrhizal communities) – TSBF-CIAT
# ¼ next gen sequencing run with 36 multiplexed samples
# Ongoing data analysis (BecA Hub, TSBF-CIAT)

42. IV. The Genomics platform (Cont’d)
Major outputs
3. Pathogens genomes sequencing projects
(61 viral genomes sequenced so far with 14 deposited @ Genbank)
# Rift valley fever virus (16 sequenced and ongoing analysis)
# New castle disease virus (03 sequenced and deposited @ Genbank)
# African swine fever virus (02 sequenced and ongoing analysis)
# Equine encephalitis virus (05 sequenced and ongoing analysis)
# Blue tongue virus; collection 1970 – now (24; ongoing sequencing)
# Ndumu Virus (07 partially sequenced) // also found in pigs (discovery
!!)
# Other viruses: Dugbe virus (01), semliki virus (02), bunyamwera (01);
deposited @ Genbank

43. V. The Genomics platform (Cont’d)
Highlights of forthcoming projects
Genomics:
# Genome sequencing of napier stunt disease pathogen, phytoplasma (icipe, ILRI)
# Genomics of Novel Respiratory Adenovirus isolates (CDC, Kenya)
# Genomic characterization of hMPV isolates in of Kenya (Walter Reed, Kenya)
# Heredity and Human Health in Africa (H3 Africa – sequencing and genotyping
support), Wellcome Trust and NIH
# Development of new markers (Enset, etc..)
Metagenomics:
# Microbial community in selected environments of Nairobi city district (Univ Notre
Dame, ILRI)
# “Viromes” of selected African farming systems; assessing food security risks
(BecA, KARI, FERA)
# Heredity and Human Health in Africa (H3 Africa – sequencing support)

44. IV. The Bioinformatics platform
• Linux cluster
• 32 CPUs (AMD 64-bit)
• 128 Gigabyte RAM
• >10 terabytes disk storage
• Grid computing
• Parallel applications:
> Genome assembly (Newbler,
MIRA, Celera, velvet, CAP3. …)
> Genome annotation (glimmer, …)
> Phylogenetic analysis (Beast, Mr IRRI – Philippines
BecA/ILRI
Bayes) ICRISAT – India
> Other sequence analysis tools CIP – Peru
(BLAST, clustalw, HMMER, R)
Bioinformatics Group Leader
Dr Etienne de Villiers

45. IV. The Bioinformatics platform (Cont’d)
Selected outputs
1. Research support
# Genomics approach to the identification of virulence genes of CBPP
# Genomics approach to the development of vaccines and diagnostics
of camel Streptococcus agalactiae (to support camel milk marketing
through improved control of mastitis)
# Cassava genome project
# Molecular markers development
# Diagnostic development (ex. Passion fruit)
2. Capacity building
# Since 2006: 15 bioinformatics courses (~ 391 participants from
African institutions)
# Established a Regional Student Group (RSG) affiliated with The
International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in 2007

46. VI. Other platforms
Expanding our research and capacity building
and services opportunities
1. Diagnostics platform (from sequence to impact): exploiting
genomic data
Animal and zoonotic diseases
Crop pathogens:
Viral diseases
Bacteria
Ralstonia solanacearum (Endemic disease - keep this out of
local seed)
Dickeya solani (European disease - keep this out of the region)

47. VI. Other platforms
Expanding our research and capacity building
and services opportunities
2. Mycotoxin and nutrition analysis platform
Infrastructure:
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Gas chromatograph – Mass Spectrophotometer (GC-MS)
HPLC system comprising UHPLC solvent system
Fourier Transform Near Infrared (FT-NIR) spectrometer
Applications/measurements:
Mycotoxins, sugars, vitamins, carotenoids, phenolics, fatty acids
and amino acids, trait analysis (crops and animals)

48. VI. Other platforms (Cont’d)
Expanding our research, capacity building
and service opportunities
3. Online data integration and analysis platforms
iPlant Collaborative (Cyberinfrastructure to support plant biology
research.
# Sustainable access to high performance computing,
interoperable software analysis, and large data sets
ibp (Integrated breeding platform: public web-based one-stop
shop for information, analytical tools and related services to
design and efficiently conduct molecular-assisted breeding
experiments)

49. Strategies for new equipment and technologies acquisition

50. Strategies for new equipment and technologies acquisition
(Some challenges!!!)
BecA Hub Lab asset distribution
>100K (30%)
5OK-100K (10%)
10K - 50K (30%)
< 10K (30%)
Equipment replacement plan
# < 100 000 USD (Grants)
# > 100 000 USD (special donations)
# Capital expenditure ???

51. Thank you
Biosciences eastern & central Africa (BecA) Hub
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
http://hub.africabiosciences.org

52. The BecA Hub Capacity Building Programme

53. “Biosciences are seen as one of the major engines of
growth in the world in fields such as …. agriculture.
Africa lags behind in biosciences. The two key
problems are lack of sufficient funding from
governments and shortage of skilled expertise.”
NEPAD www.nepad.org/humancapitaldevelopment/abi

54. Objectives
• Strengthen capacity of individuals and institutions to harness
the latest biosciences technologies to improve agriculture in
Africa
• Support African scientists efforts to lead and sustain
biosciences research in Africa
• Promote access to world-class
research and training facilities at
the BecA Hub

55. Building biosciences capacity for improving African agriculture
1. Research placements
• Graduate students
• Visiting scientists
2. Individual/small group training
3. Training workshops
4. Conferences
5. Institutional capacity building
6. Linkages, information, creating awareness
of BecA Hub

56. Growing numbers using the Hub
Graduate students, visiting scientists and short term trainees

57. Individual/small group training
• 1-5 trainees
• 1-4 weeks
• Customised training
• One or more technologies

58. Training workshops
• Hosted by the BecA Hub
– 2007-2011: 42 training workshops
– Examples (2011):
• Basic Laboratory Health and Safety (ILRI, BecA)
• Marker Assisted Breeding (ICRISAT)
• Annual practical training workshops organised by BecA
Hub, under ABCF
1. Science paper writing
2. Introduction to molecular biology and bioinformatics
3. Advanced bioinformatics
4. New for 2012: Laboratory management & equipment
maintenance

59. Science Writing Workshops: 2009 - 2011
• Applications: 703 (2009), 560 (2011)
• 64 participants from 15 African countries (27 women,
37 men)
• Outputs (2009, 2010): 24 papers submitted, 15
published
• 2009: BMGF funding; training by Scriptoria
• 2010, 2011: AusAID funding; training led by CSIRO
“I had been struggling for one year with my
introduction, but I finished it in one afternoon.”
Anne Akol, Senior Lecturer, Makerere University,
Uganda

60. Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
Workshop 2011
• 21 participants (6 women, 15 men)
• 10 African countries
• Research discovery process
Tissue
DNA
PCR
Cloning
Sequencing BLAST
Sequence analysis

61. Advanced bioinformatics workshop 2011:
Next Generation Sequencing for Africa
• 24 participants (18 men, 6 women) from Africa
• 13 tutors from Kenya, Europe, USA
• EMBO Global Exchange Lecture Course:
Next Generation Sequencing data analysis
• 4 collaborations initiated
- RVFV (VRI-Sudan, ILRI-BecA)
- Finger millet SNPs (KU-Ke, U Liverpool)
- Trypanosome MDR (SUA-Tz, U Liverpool)
- Drought stress in banana (Makerere U-Ug, BecA)

62. Building capacity through research
• Major focus
– Post graduate research
projects (up to 3-4 yrs)
– Students registered at many
universities
– Visiting scientist placements
(up to 6 months)
– Employees from NARIs and
Universities
ABCF: African Biosciences Challenge Fund

63. Making the ABCF possible
• Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA)
• BecA-CSIRO partnership funded by the Australian Agency
for International Development (AusAID)
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, through the
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
(SIDA)

64. ABCF Research Fellowships
• Large demand for use of BecA Hub: inadequate funds
• Enable African scientists access Hub facilities and services, for
high quality research addressing African agricultural problems
• Researchers from national research institutes and African
universities
• 3-6 months at the Hub
• Competitive basis or targeted ‘fast track’

65. ABCF Research Fellows
Charles Masembe
Department of Zoology, Makerere University, Uganda
Pig diseases and food security: Next-generation DNA
sequencing of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in Uganda
Selamawit Bedane (Haramaya University, Ethiopia)
Sisay Alemu (Holetta Agricultural Research Center, EIAR, Ethiopia)
Molecular characterization of enset from Ethiopia using
banana microsatellite markers

66. ABCF Research Fellows
Dia Hassan
Central Veterinary Research Laboratories, Khartoum, Sudan
Theileria parva genotyping to support control of East Coast
fever, an emerging disease in South Sudan
Dora Kilalo
Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi
Passion fruit woodiness disease diagnostics

67. ABCF Research Fellows
Alexander Bombom
Department of Agricultural Production, Makerere University
Molecular characterization of maize-sorghum hybrids
Félix Meutchieye
University of Dschang, Cameroon
Molecular characterization of Cameroon indigenous goats and
sheep

68. Building capacity of African institutes
• National Agricultural Biotechnology
Centre, Holetta, Ethiopia
• Gulu University, Uganda
• Mikocheni Agricultural Research
Institute (MARI), Tanzania

69. Raising awareness
38 institutes and organisations in 8 countries visited in 2011
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Ethiopia
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Nigeria
• Conferences in many countries
• BecA workshops
• Website
• Printed materials
• We host over 1500 visitors per year

70. BecA alumni: Where are they now?
IRRI

71. Integration of research, capacity building and research-
related services
For a better delivery of the BecA mission
Research
Research
Capacity
related
building
services

72. Acknowledgements
• Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)/CSIRO
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, through the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
• Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA)
• NEPAD/AU
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Google Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation
• Gatsby Charitable Foundation
• Doyle Foundation
• The Kenyan Government
• and many others

73. Thank you
IRRI