Research at the BecA-ILRI Hub brings together over 40 research institutions, universities, government ministries, regional agencies and non-governmental organizations across 16 countries in Africa, Australia, Europe and USA.

The projects, which include national partner-led research projects, are demand driven, responding to the high priority themes identified through the new AU/NEPAD Science and Technology strategy and the CAADP agenda for increasing the productivity of the food and agricultural systems in Africa:

• Crop Improvement
• Food Safety and Improved Nutrition
• Livestock Productivity
• Climate Change Mitigation
• Low input crop for Alternative Nutrition and Income Generation