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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
WACCI Director Appointed to International Steering Committee of African-German Centre for Food Systems and Data Science.
Prof. Eric Y. Danquah, the Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, has been appointed to the International Steering Committee of the newly launched African-German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science (UKUDLA).
Accra, April 08, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama has lauded the contributions of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana towards addressing food security in West Africa.
A team from the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, led by the Founding Director Professor Eric Danquah, has paid a courtesy call on Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness, to explore areas of collaboration in advancing agricultural research.
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