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Who we are
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) is a partnership between the University of Ghana (UG) and Cornell University, USA that was established in June 2007 with funding from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) at the University of Ghana to train Plant Breeders in Africa working on the improvement of African crops train in local environments for farmers in Africa. The Centre has expanded its scope to train Seed Scientists in Africa.
What we do
WACCI is training Plant Breeders and Seed Scientists for the sub-region on classical plant breeding and complementary molecular biology technologies needed for efficient development of superior and adaptable crops. WACCI is one institution among many that are working towards eradicating food insecurity in the sub-region through the training of the people needed to breed and to improve access to high quality seeds to improve food security crops for the rural farmers who currently cultivate unimproved low yielding varieties. WACCI is contributing the needed human resources for the strengthening breeding and seed science programmes of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in SSA.
News Highlights
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, in partnership with USAID-AGRA Partnership for Inclusive Transformation in Africa (PIATA), has introduced farmers to a hybrid maize variety, Aburo Legon, aimed at addressing food security challenges and improving livelihoods. Aburo Legon is white-kernel single cross hybrid maize developed by WACCI and released in 2017.
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, has officially welcomed its new National Service Persons (NSPs) for the 2024/2025 academic year. The ceremony, held at the Centre's auditorium, introduced 11 new NSPs, comprising 8 females and 3 males, who will have the opportunity to work with WACCI for a year.
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana on September 24, 2024, held an orientation ceremony for its 10th cohort of MPhil in Seed Science and Technology students at the Centre’s Auditorium.
This cohort consists of 14 students, including 8 females and 6 males, from 5 African countries namely Ethiopia, South Sudan, Benin, Togo, and Ghana. With the addition of these new students, the total enrolment in the Centre's MPhil in Seed Science and Technology Programme, since its inception in 2015 is 109 students from 13 African countries.
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