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A section of the garden at Githunguri Level 5 Hospital showing managu (left) and other types of vegetables. Photo Courtesy of Prof. Mary Abukutsa

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)…

A section of the garden at Githunguri Level 5 Hospital showing managu (left) and other types of vegetables. Photo Courtesy of Prof. Mary Abukutsa

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…

Research team members -Dr Junice Dzonzi and Chisomo Mussa

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…

During the high-level policy dialogue in Abuja_Nigeria

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…

Lorenza Fluks spoke about the Science Granting Councils Initiative's (SGCI) Gender, Equity, and Inclusivity (GEI) project

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,…

Farmers in Shianda Kakamega county being trained on the vegetable preservation technologies using the solar dryer and the charcoal coolant on March 7 2025

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…

The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), in collaboration with Côte d’Ivoire’s Fonds pour la Science, la Technologie et l'Innovation (FONSTI), recently convened the second annual Research and Innovation Management (RIM) Symposium in Abidjan

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

FONRID awards student innovation

The National Fund for Research and Innovation for Development (FONRID) hosted the first edition of University Innovation…

The solar Panels

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…

Themes

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.

Supporting Strategic Communications and Knowledge Uptake
NRF hosting

Supporting Strategic Communications and Knowledge Uptake

Integrating Gender and Inclusivity

Integrating Gender and Inclusivity

Engaging with the Private Sector

Engaging with the Private Sector

Strengthening Research Management Capacity

Strengthening Research Management Capacity

Using Evidence in Policymaking
Two women discussing how a gender lens can help achieve development targets

Using Evidence in Policymaking

Funding Research and Innovation
An ATPs training workshop photo used for the SGCI research and innovation theme

Funding Research and Innovation

Establishing Funding Agencies
SGCI meeting with funding agency staff in West Africa.

Establishing Funding Agencies