Beatrice Aighewi is a Yam Seed System Specialist. She is a Cameroonian / Nigerian citizen. She has a PhD in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan (1998). She obtained an M.Sc. in Agronomy (1986) and B.Sc. in Agriculture (1983) from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.

Prior to her appointment, she was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Crop Science, University of Abuja since 2008. She was also a consultant with IITA between 2003 and 2007.