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SGCI research fund beneficiary wins 2025 Africa food prize
Mary Abukutsa, a leading researcher on African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and a Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI)…
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food
SGCI research fund beneficiary wins 2025 Africa food prize
Mary Abukutsa, a leading researcher on African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and…
Researchers offer sustainable future for Malawi’s tobacco industry
Malawian researchers are using crop residues to help farmers cure tobacco while saving trees, cutting costs, and…
Ask the expert: Nicholas Ozor on strengthening research in West Africa
In this Ask the expert article, Nicholas Ozor, executive director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network…
Ask the expert: Lorenza Fluks on SGCI’s gender project
In this Ask the expert article, Lorenza Fluks spoke about the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s (SGCI) Gender,…
Women researchers driving change through SGCI-funded projects
Across Africa, women are contributing to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and leading transformative projects that…
Highlights from the second research management symposium
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), in collaboration with Côte d’Ivoire’s Fonds pour la Science, la…
FONSTI launches policies to boost research governance
The Fund for Science, Technology, and Innovation (FONSTI) has made a significant move in strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s…
FONRID awards student innovation
The National Fund for Research and Innovation for Development (FONRID) hosted the first edition of University Innovation…
Pay-as-you-go solar irrigation supports rural women
[NAIROBI] A solar-powered, “pay-as-you-go” irrigation system being piloted in Mozambique and Zambia is reducing farmers’ dependence on…
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The SGCI aims to strengthen the capacities of these SGCs to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.
