Kenya
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food Aim and objectivesThe Long-term Europe – Africa WEF-Nexus Multilateral Research Programme (LEAWEF) is an international initiative focusing on the interconnections between water, energy and food (WEF) within the framework of sustainable development. Using the WEF nexus approach, the programme…
Why confidentiality in collaborative research matters
Confidentiality in collaborative research is critical. The practice of keeping sensitive information secure prevents unauthorized data access and protects privacy. In large-scale research projects, agreement about how and when data can be used and shared forms an important part of confidentiality. Establishing confidentiality in collaborative research is essential when private and public sectors work together.…
Mass breeding of desert locusts unlocks new food source
Researchers have developed a way of breeding locusts as a source of protein for animals and people. By: Dann Okoth [NAIROBI] Mass breeding of desert locusts in a controlled environment could provide a sustainable source of protein for animals and humans as well as business opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say. With nearly 282 million…
National Research Fund (Kenya)
To mobilize resources for research, capacity development, dissemination of findings and maintenance of inventory for the advancement of Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable National Development
The NRF hosts a Learning Visit of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is hosting its sister agencies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cote D’Ivoire and Tanzania for a learning visit during 13 – 14 February 2023. The visit provides the opportunity to cross-share experiences to design and monitor research programmes and how these fit within broader monitoring, evaluation…
Innovation for Development: SGCI-funded Projects in Africa
The inaugural Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) academic symposium took place on 6 December as part of the ongoing African Science Granting Councils and Partner Meetings in Cape Town. The SGCI has facilitated the funding of over 70 research projects across all scientific fields. Working together with the 17 science granting councils…
EAC Researchers Developing Food Systems Through Mass-Rearing of Locusts
Rwandan agricultural researchers are striving to join forces with their counterparts from the East African Community (EAC) within a win-win framework during the second phase of Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI2) implementation. Through this partnership, scientists from Rwanda and Kenya have been working together in strengthening research cooperation in mass-rearing of locusts used for livestock…
Africa’s science-granting councils are failing women
Equality-promoting funding policies “still in their infancy”, review finds Many national bodies disbursing African research funding grants are failing to address gender imbalances in their support, a review paper has found. The paper, published in April in the journal Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, assessed gender policies and practices across 15 African science-granting councils.…
SGCI and GRC hold the 2021 Annual Meeting of African Science Granting Councils
The SGCI and the Global Research Council (GRC) virtually convened the 2021 Annual Meetings of African Science Granting Councils on 16 – 18 November 2021. The SGCI Annual Forum and Masterclass on the theme Public Engagement in Research and Innovation brought together 172 participants from 30 countries representing a broad range of stakeholders including representatives from…
