Research Grants

Principal Investigator – KNUST Research Fund (KReF)
GHS 59,400 (≈ USD 5,500) | 2025–Present
Project: Optimising Food Waste Composting with Rice Husk-Derived Biochar for Climate-Smart and Circular Agriculture in Ghana

• Leading a funded research project with a multidisciplinary team investigating biochar-enhanced composting systems as a circular and climate-smart agriculture intervention.
• Conducting controlled field trials to evaluate nutrient dynamics, quality, phytotoxicity, and greenhouse gas reduction from biochar-enriched compost application.
• Developing optimisation models to improve organic waste valorisation and soil amendment performance for circular agriculture applications.

Team Member – KNUST Research Fund (KReF)
GHS 60,000 (≈ USD 5,500) | 2025–Present
Project: Synergistic Use of Phosphate Fertiliser and Biochar for Gold Mine Soil Reclamation in Ghana

• Evaluating the individual and synergistic effects of phosphate fertiliser and biochar on soil chemical
• Investigating the effectiveness of fertiliser–biochar amendments in immobilising toxic metals and reducing their bioavailability in gold mine soils.

Other Competitive Funding

Awardee – Commonwealth Scholarship Alumni Community Engagement Fund,

GBP 1,200 |2024

Project: Promoting awareness and youth engagement in behavioural solutions to environmental problems                      and sustainable development

• Secured competitive funding to design and implement a community climate change awareness initiative in Ghana.
• Facilitated youth-led idea generation and promoted pro-environmental behaviours among Ghanaian youth to support sustainable development.