COMSTECH-IFS Research Grants Programme

Allocation of Resources over US$200,000/year
COMSTECH Share over US$100,000/year
Total Number of Grantees 411 (up to 2023)

https://www.ifs.se/ifs-grantees/the-comstech/ifs-programme.html

COMSTECH signed a MoU with International Foundation for Science (IFS), Stockholm, in 1998 for strengthening of S&T in the OIC member states. The joint programme is valuable because of the similarity of the mandates and strong common interests in capacity building of the two organizations in the developing countries. The essential purpose of the collaboration is to enhance research capability within the OIC region, and to reap a rich harvest by obtaining matching grants from IFS (US$ 0.1 million/year) for OIC scientists and institutions.

This important programme has financed 411 projects in various disciplines in 32 member states of the OIC. The countries supported include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda. The funds jointly provided so far amount to US$ 4.551354 million. Country-wise distribution of the grants is given in the following table:

Country-wise Distribution of COMSTECH – IFS Grantees from 1998 to 2023

Selected Research Proposals for COMSTECH/IFS Co-Funding
Session 2023 – Grants in USD

Selected Research Proposals for COMSTECH – IFS Co-Funding 

Session 2022 – Grants in USD

S. No.	Name & Grant Code	Project Title	Country	Amount in USD
1	M. Abdulaha Al Baquy C 6633-1	Evaluation of phosphorus availability, retention, and uptake by maize plants after incorporation of organic-coated biochar in low-fertility soils	Bangladesh	11,300
2	Daouda LIBANIO B 6655-1	Morpho-biometric and genetic characterization of the local population of domestic Moscovy duck (Cairina moschata) bred in South Benin	Benin	10,329
3	Titilayo Oyélèyè Fafunkè DOTCHAMOU	Influence of combined effects of climate and anthropogenic pressures on the spatial distribution of forest reserves in northern Benin, West Africa: Case of Wari-Maro and Oueme superieur forest reserves	Benin	11,984
4	BARRO Mariam C 6636-1	Evaluation of agricultural practices and their impact on rice plant health and productivity in Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	13,805
5	NIKIEMA Mahamadi E 6204-2	Agronomic enhancement of Anacardium Occidental cashew nut shell digestate from anaerobic digestion	Burkina Faso	11,100
6	AGNES NTOUMBA F 6683-1	Bioinsecticides against Anopheles gambiae: plants and nanoparticles	Cameroon	13,340
7	AHMADOU ABDERAHIM E 6709-1	Implement a decision support system to control mycotoxin contamination in raw milk production in Bamako-Mali – MILKSAFE	Mali	11,420
8	Farsi HICHAM B 6082-2	Sleep and circadian rhythms under the harsh desert biotope conditions: Effect of heat stress and dehydration in the dromedary camel and the Moroccan black desert goat	Morocco	10,685
9	Ibrahim Bio Yerima Abdou Razakou C 6659-1	Improving the productivity of an orphan small grain cereal crop: the fonio millet (Digitaria exilis) in Niger	Niger	12,000
10	Leye Babatola E 6619-1	Impact of Climate Change on Nutrient, Antioxidant and Medicinal Properties of Some Tropical Leafy Vegetables in Nigeria	Nigeria	11,520
11	Latifat Adekunle B 6689-1	he immunomodulation of micronutrient supplementation on infectious Bursal disease virus response in commercial chickens	Nigeria	11,621
12	Muhammad Bashir Bello B 6654-1	Molecular and biological characterisation of some poultry respiratory viruses in Northwestern Nigeria	Nigeria	14,870
13	Tolulope Adebowale B 6653-1	Fortification of Cassava By-Product as an Alternative to Maize in Meat-type Poultry Birds Production	Nigeria	12,000
14	Amna Rafiq C 6658-1	Development of instrument free, inexpensive, paper based devices for the detection of agricultural pathogens	Pakistan	15,000
15	Syed Mashkoor MOHSIN GILANI B 5793-2	Transmission Dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Broiler Production Pyramid: A Farm to Fork Study	Pakistan	12,000
16	Kossi Béssan AMEGNAGLO D 5924-2	Multi-dimensional evaluation of grazed plant communities and pastoral resources management approaches in the multifunctional landscapes of the sudanian zone of Togo (West Africa)	Togo	11,951
17	Samia Kdidi B 6701-1	Design of small SNP panel to predict dairy breed proportion in Tunisian crossbred goat population	Tunisia	14,837
18	Nakiguli Fatumah D 6493-2	Assessment of the post-release effects of the reintroduced Barbour’s Vlei Rodent (Otomys barbouri) population in Mabira Forest, Central Uganda	Uganda	12,000
			TOTAL	221,762/-

Selected Research Proposals for COMSTECH /IFS Co-Funding

Granting Session 2021

S. No.	Name & Grant Code	Project Title	Country	Grant in US Dollars
1	M Majedul ISLAM W-6560-1 M	Monitoring and quantifying health risks of antibiotic resistant bacteria in urban surface water	Bangladesh	12,500
2	Sylvanus MENSAH D-5660-2	Assessing the effects of abiotic and biotic factors on the relationship between tree diversity and aboveground tree carbon in West African forests and tree savannas	Benin	11,294
3	Marcel HOUNGBEDJI E-6165-2	Developing stabilized multifunctional backslop starter using cost-effective drying technic for sustainable fermentation of selected cereal-based foods in West-Africa	Benin	12,000
4	Gbèdotchitché Gwladys AZONGNIDE D-6569-1	Morphological characterization and early growth improvement of Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn in Benin	Benin	9,906
5	Eliezer BIAO W-6600-1	Assessing the impacts of climate change on water resources and sustainable adaptation strategies in two climate regions in Benin (West Africa)	Benin	9,600
6	Maximilien AZALOU B-6562-1	Perceptions of farmers and genetic parameters of endangered Pabli cattle breed: implication for community-based conservation of the species in Benin	Benin	15,000
7	Kangbéni DIMOBE D-6595-1	Multiple abiotic and biotic drivers of seedling survival and growth of the endangered Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae-Faboideae) in Burkina Faso: implications for sustainable management	Burkina Faso	10,750
8	Asso Armel ASSO S-6586-1	Poaching, trade and role of critically endangered vulture species in traditional medicine in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)	Cote d’Ivoire	10,100
9	Aires MBANZE D-6594-1	Dambos Wetlands Over-exploitation and its Implications for Biodiversity Conservation and Local People Livelihoods in Niassa Province, Northern Mozambique	Mozambique	11,852
10	Titilope OLAGUNJU E-6579-1	Development of a smart low loss solar dryer for drying local varieties of ginger and black pepper cultivated in Osun State, Nigeria	Nigeria	12,740
11	Michael AGBAJE B-6550-1	Investigating the causes of variations in strains of Dermatophilus congolensis and their possible association with infectivity of specific animal host	Nigeria	14,977
12	Philip OKE   B-6608-1	Epidemiology, Species Identification and Pathogen Detection in Culicoides from Nigeria	Nigeria	14,810
13	Amir HAMEED E-6578-1	Investigations of the toxic glycoalkaloids in commercially grown potatoes across Pakistan and their dietary exposure among the urban adults (20-24 years old)	Pakistan	11,450
14	Noureen ZAFEER   B-6565-1	Feed-grade Nano-additives to Control and Prevent Dissemination of Zoonotic Diseases from Poultry	Pakistan	14,865
15	Muhammad Abu Bakr SHABBIR B-6561-1	Molecular characterization and potential transmission of colistin resistant genes in Escherichia coli from commercial poultry to humans	Pakistan	13,500
16	Saima QADEER B-6549-1	Assessment of ram sperm DNA integrity in relation to cryopreservation and in vivo fertility rate	Pakistan	15,000
17	Krichen KHOULOUD D-6596-1	Impact of human activity on degradation of North african Stipa tenacissima L. ecosystems : Case of Tunisia	Tunisia	12,171
18	Karlmax RUTARO E-6584-1	Value chain hygiene practices and microbial contamination of street and market vended ready-to-eat edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differences in Uganda	Uganda	13,350
			Total US$	225,865