Doing Research in Benin - Country Report

Despite improvements in the past fifteen years, Benin continues to be a relatively small producer, with scientific output remaining modest in comparison to other African countries. In addition, the average production of scientific documents per researcher was estimated at approximately 0.34 for the period 2020–2022, thereby confirming the country’s limited productive capacity in the field of social science research.The principal findings of this study identify five priority areas of intervention to strengthen the production, dissemination, and utilization of research in Benin, among these findings are: - Establishing a national body to coordinate the social science research system - Establishing a national fund dedicated to social science research infrastructure - Implementing structured training and capacity-building plans for researchers - Implementing incentives to promote local science communication - Institutionalizing Mentorship for Early-Career Researchers.