Ekaya, Wellington N.

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Wellington EkayaILRI Institute Planning Meeting4-7 October 2016The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund Program• Needs of NARS to build a critical mass of skilled scientistsundertaking bioscience research for agriculturaldevelopment• Needs of NARS to effectively leverage advances inbiosciences and biotechnology for agriculturaldevelopment• The weak capacity (in relevant disciplines and with skills) todevelop and assess technologies• Weak and ineffective local and international links andpartnerships• The lack of well equipped laboratory facilities withadequate and sustainable financial resourcesWhat  the ABCF Program is responding toWho articulates these issues?…and many moreABCF Program Objectives• Strengthen capacity of individuals and institutions to harness the latest biosciences technologies for research for development to improve agriculture in Africa• Support African scientists efforts to lead and sustain biosciences research for development in Africa• Promote access to world-class research and training facilities at the BecA–ILRI Hub• Mobilize capacities in African NARS and beyond for joint actions geared toward improving agriculture in AfricaABCF Program Components1. Research fellowships – hosting and accelerating NARS-led research2. Training workshops - Strengthening  skills and knowledge of NARS researchers for improved response to national demands3. Catalysing linkages and partnership –broker and magnet4. Institutional Capacity Building:  Gulu UniversityStarting 2009:•Laboratory design & proposal development (2009)•Lab set up and equipment installation, commissioning (2014), technical training and BecA annual workshops Achievements: Grants: BMGF, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Seeding lab ProgramCollaborations: Gent University, Belgium; Osaka University, Japan; Yale University, USAVisiting scientists:  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Extended BecA-ILRI Hub FacultyCharles MasembeMUK, Uganda Sagadevan MundreeQUT, AustraliaRebecca NelsonCornell, USAErik BongcamSLU, SwedenRichard OduorKenyatta University, KenyaSekhar UdayaBioforsk, NorwayTrend in numbers of research fellows 0102030405060702010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015ABCF Research Fellows Directly Funded2016 Research FellowsCurrently on the bench = 26Incoming Oct to Dec = 25Projected total for 2016 = 51Where the research fellows come fromNational Research Institutesand Ministries (46%)Universities (51%)Others (private sector, CG….) (3%)Contribution of ABCF projects to ILRI and BecA-ILRI Hub MissionLivestock Research / Improvement(32%)Crops Research / Improvement(44%)Food Safety and Nutrition (11%)Under-utilized Species (6%)Climate Change (4%)Others (e.g. Medicinal Plants, Bush Meat, Bees…)(2%)Very strong endorsement by stakeholders of the ABCFProgramme Growth/Scale out strategy BecA-ILRI Hub Alumni have a central role to playCatalyzing and facilitating CoP formation on identified themeso Local chicken genetics/improvement: (Cameroon, Ghana, CAR, DRC…)o Goat genetics (Ethiopia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Kenya…)PAPAPartnerships…and many moreBetter capacity, better science, better livestock, better livesThank youProgram Director: Appolinaire DjikengA.djikeng@cgiar.orgHead ABCF Program: Wellington EkayaW.ekaya@cgiar.org Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s developmenthttp://hub.africabiosciences.org

The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund Program

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