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Artificial insemination a win for Zimbabwe’s farmers
[Manzini, SciDev.Net] Zimbabwean farmer Freedom Sibanda used to sell his goats for US$30 each. Now, through crossbreeding techniques, one goat can fetch up to US$60 at…
Call for intra-Africa research mobility and networking grants
Call for intra-Africa research mobility and networking grants
Artificial insemination a win for Zimbabwe’s farmers
[Manzini, SciDev.Net] Zimbabwean farmer Freedom Sibanda used to sell his goats for US$30 each. Now, through crossbreeding…
Forest loss adds to Africa’s food crisis
[SciDev.Net] Millions of people parts of Africa are facing record levels of hunger, the UN World Food…
Sand solution could cut mining cost in Botswana
[MAUN, BOTSWANA] Researchers in Botswana have converted ordinary sand into specialized mining chemicals that could slash the…
How Uganda’s webinars are transforming science communication
The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) is emerging as a force in bridging the…
Uganda’s snack crickets chomp on food waste
[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] In Uganda’s Masaka district, Josephine Nabbanga tends to her growing colony of crickets. High in…
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NRF highlights ten years of SGCI progress in research management
In April 2025, the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa marked ten years of enhancing…
Science granting councils hold workshop on digital sustainability
Limited funding, outdated infrastructure are some of the challenges of maintaining a robust digital grants management system…
Empowering science granting councils on digital transformation
Across the African continent, Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in Africa are key to driving evidence-based science, technology,…
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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.
