WACCI Facilities

Waaci Buliding front view

The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) is located on the main campus of University of Ghana, Legon, opposite the Department of crop Science and adjacent to the Biotechnology Centre. The Centre has offices, lecture theaters, a library, Research Commons, Board Room with video conferencing facility, Conference Room, Enterprise Hub, Seed Science Lab (Seed Bank, Germination Room, Seed Store, Quality Control Room, Sample reception Room), Tissue Culture Lab(Autoclave Room, Culture Room, Media Room, Changing Room, Growth Room) and Bioinformatic Lab. The Centre has fast reliable internet service and power supply with a standby gen set. WACCI has a demonstration farm which is being used for maize breeding project, its also used by staff and students for teaching and research. There is also a farm house with facilities and equipment needed for Plant Breeding training and other activities.

 

WACCI Multipurpose Building


     

  Front View                                                                                                          Aerial View

   

 Back View                                                                                                          Night View


Lecture Theatres

      


Library & Research Commons

    

     


Conference Auditorium

    

     


Board Room


Tissue Culture Lab

     

Culture room                                                                                                       Growth chamber                                                              

Autoclave room


Seed Science Lab

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Germination chamber                                                                                        Quality control room

   

Seed sorter                                                                                                          Diaphanoscopic

Seed bank


Bioinformatics Lab