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Professor Eric Y. Danquah, the Founding Director of WACCI, said this at a high-level research symposium in Accra on Friday to commemorate the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa.
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), an agricultural research centre, has developed 279 improved crop varieties across 10 African countries in 18 years of operation.
WACCI is leading the charge in training African scientists to tackle the continent’s food and nutrition challenges with home-grown solutions.
Professor Eric Y. Danquah, the Founding Director of WACCI, said this at a high-level research symposium in Accra on Friday to commemorate the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa. It was on the theme: “WACCI: Seed to Impact – Highlighting the Journey from Seed Funding to Tangible Outcomes.”
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Prof. Danquah described the achievement as a model for reversing Africa’s brain drain and strengthening scientific capacity where it is most needed.
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