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VISION

Be a leading Plant Genetic Resources and Horticultural Research Group of excellenceRead More »

MISSION

In pursuing excellence in Africa in its core functions of generating knowledge on plant genetic resources and using it to improve people’s liveRead More »

OUR CORE VALUES

Integrity, punctuality, freedom, quality,Read More »

RECENT NEWS & EVENTS

Oct182022

Training in conservation and utilization of vegetable genetic resources: GBioS researchers equipped with new knowledge

Actualités, Events

As part of the Taiwan African Vegetable Initiative (TAVI) project, a delegation led by Professor Enoch Achigan-Dako represented the Genetics, Biotechnology and Seed Science Laboratory at a training session in Arusha, Tanzania . This training, held at the World Vegetable Center Eastern and Southern Africa, focused on conservation and utilization of vegetable genetic resources, with…

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Juin232022

Scientific research facing the challenges of sustainable production and the valorization of the tomato in a context of climate change

Actualités

As part of the promotion of the tomato sector in West Africa, a consortium of agricultural research institutes is organising a scientific symposium from 27 to 29 July 2022.The main objective of this meeting between researchers and other actors working on tomato in the sub-region is to capitalise on research achievements and technological innovations.

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Nov292021

BIOVALOR: A new partnership for bio economy and entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi

Actualités, Events

From 8 to 13 November 2021, a technical meeting was held to establish contact, plan and prepare for the launch of the Biovalor project: « Strengthening the skills approach and entrepreneurial culture in higher agronomic training: levers for professional integration and the development of the bio-economy in Benin ».

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Startups & Production

Homeland Taste

Homeland Tastes is a startup in the field of food processing created in 2016. It specializes in the production and marketing of aromatic, nutraceutical and medicinal herbal infusions…

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Seed Services

The vision of Seed Services is to supply the continuous availability of quality seed for farmers, especially for those involved in market gardening production.

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Bio Life

Bio life is a startup which aim to produce high quality (nutrients content) bio-fertilizers for sustainable intensification of vegetables production in Benin

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Horticultural Products

The Laboratory of Genetics Horticulture and Seed Sciences (GBioS), produce Bio market gardening crop on its farm at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi.

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Bénin Céréales

“Benin Céréales” is a food processing start-up specializing in transformation of minor cereal (grains) into various end product for human consumption.

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GROW (Innovations for quality life)

GROW is a young start-up initiated in January 2018 in Benin. Our vision is to provide quality food to consumers by offering producers hybrid seeds and pure lines of fruit vegetables

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Delix

 » Delix  » is an agribusiness company specialises in the production and marketing of sisrè (Synsepalum Dulficium) products in Benin.

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Our Projects

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KaritéPlus

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GENES

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CLEONOMICS

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MoBreed

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AGROECO

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Sweet Potato

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TAERA

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TAVI

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Latest Publications

Morphological variability of Euphorbia sepium N.E. Br. across the Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean zones of Benin Republic (West Africa): Implications for conservation

Publications

Imorou, l., Goudou, H. G., Fassinou-Hotegni, N. V., Togbe, E. C., Bello, D. O., Adoukonou-Sagbadja, H., & Ahoton, l. E. (2022). Morphological variability of Euphorbia sepium NE Br. across the Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean zones of Benin Republic (West Africa): Implications for conservation. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 31:100424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2022.100424

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Phenotypic variation in biomass and related traits among four generations advanced lines of Cleome (Gynandropsis gynandra L. (Briq.)

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Houdegbe A.C., Achigan-Dako E.G., Sogbohossou E.O.D., Schranz M.E., Odindo A.O. and Sibiya J. (2022). Phenotypic variation in biomass and related traits among four generations advanced lines of Cleome (Gynandropsis gynandra L. (Briq.)). PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275829. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275829

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Leaf elemental composition analysis in spider plant [Gynandropsis gynandra L. (Briq.)]differentiates three nutritional groups

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Houdegbe, A.C., Achigan-Dako, E.G., Sogbohossou, E.O.D., Schranz, M.E., Odindo, A.O. and Sibiya, J. (2022). Leaf elemental composition analysis in spider plant [Gynandropsis gynandra L. (Briq.)] differentiates three nutritional groups. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:841226. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.841226

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