BREEDTECH is an international capacity-building project designed to address urgent challenges facing agriculture in Africa and the Middle East—such as climate change, food insecurity, and low research capacity—by leveraging European expertise in plant breeding and biotechnology.

Through a strong consortium of higher education institutions (HEIs) and research organizations, the project builds academic and research capacities to drive innovation in sustainable agriculture. It fosters academic mobility, curriculum development, research infrastructure enhancement, and entrepreneurship in the field of agri-biotechnology.

  1. Develop and harmonize curricula in plant breeding and biotechnology at BSc and MSc levels.
  2. Train students and academic staff (12 students and 24 staff) in modern breeding and biotech tools.
  3. Equip and upgrade 6 laboratories and research centers in partner HEIs.
  4. Establish 3 incubators in Palestine and Africa to support biotech entrepreneurship.
  5. Encourage public-private partnerships and regional cooperation for agricultural development.
  6. Integrate climate-resilient crop development using advanced techniques like genomic selection and speed breeding.

Kenya

  1. Egerton University (Coordinator)

Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils

 

  1. Laikipia University (Partner)

Department of Biological and Biomedical Science Technology

 

Ethiopia

  1. Haramaya University (Partner)

School of Plant Sciences

 

  1. Oda Bultum University (Partner)

Department of Plant Science

 

Palestine

  1. Al-Quds Open University (QOU) (Partner)

Faculty of Agriculture

 

  1. An-Najah National University (ANNU) (Partner)

Represented by the Department of Scientific Centers

 

Italy

  1. Pixel – Associazione Culturale (Partner)

Specializing in international cooperation and project management

 

  1. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), Pisa (Partner)

Center of Plant Sciences

 

Sweden

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Partner)

Department of Plant Breeding, Uppsala

 

Serbia

  1. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Partner)

Center of Excellence for Innovations in Breeding of Climate-Resilient Crops

  1. Updated and standardized plant breeding and biotech curricula in partner institutions.
  2. Enhanced institutional capacity for research, teaching, and innovation.
  3. Creation of a network of trained professionals capable of addressing food security and climate adaptation through cutting-edge plant science.
  4. Strengthened international cooperation and visibility for participating HEIs.

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