Mobilizing biosciences for
a Food secure Africa
Ethel Makila, BecA-ILRI Hub
6th Africa Agricultural Science Week
Accra, Ghana
15 July 2013

Building biosciences capacity in Africa
Why?
• Small holder agriculture is crucial for Africa
• For the last 25 years the productivity of
small farmers has declined
• Availability and widespread use of quality
farm inputs & technologies developed
through biotechnology can improve
productivity

Building biosciences capacity in Africa
What?
Capacity buildingCollaborative research
Food safety
& security
Income
generation
Increased
trade
Climate
change Environmental
sustainability
Technologies
and services

Building biosciences capacity in Africa
• How can we build bio-sciences
capacity in Africa to move
from research results to
development impacts?
• How can we keep the BecA-ILRI
Hub relevant to the research
needs and context of African
scientists?

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mobilizing biosciences for
Africa’s development
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