First Regional Training in Genomics and Plant Breeding launched!
This training is designed to equip professionals, postdocs, and PhD students with advanced breeding and genomics techniques, and analytical skills for crop improvement research. Its goal is to address critical challenges such as food and nutrition security and the impacts of climate change. Several well-structured modules and hands-on sessions were offered. Instructors came from the […]
Light on the intra-Africa academic mobility scheme at the University of Abomey-Calavi
The University of Abomey-Calavi welcomed a delegation from the intra-Africa academic mobility scheme team of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) for a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor and his team and also to meet with Intra-Africa project management teams. On Friday, October 25, 2024, the Rector of the University of Abomey-Calavi, Prof. […]
Assessing sustainability in smallholder vegetable farms in Benin Republic: A matrix approach
Nicodeme V. Fassinou Hotegni a, Alexandre Nouhougan Guidimadjègbè a, Mathieu A.T. Ayenan b, Ravi Gopal Singhc,1, Sylvanus Odjoc* https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2024.100483 This study aims to assess the level of sustainability in vegetable-based agrifood production systems in Benin and to propose actions to enhance sustainability, food safety, and year-round production in the vegetable production systems. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 200 vegetable farmers in contrasting agroecological areas (with areas of […]
Genetic diversity, essential oil’s chemical constituents of aromatic plant Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze Syn. Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. and its uses in crop protection: a review
Dossa AF, Fassinou Hotegni NV, N’Danikou S, Yayi-Ladekan E, Adjé CAO, Lagnika L, Bokonon-Ganta AH and Achigan-Dako EG (2024) Genetic diversity, essential oil’s chemical constituents of aromatic plant Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze Syn. Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. and its uses in crop protection: a review. Front. Plant Sci. 15:1454146. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1454146 This review provides evidence on the genetic diversity, chemical constituents, […]
Capacity building of extension agents on the concept of sustainability of agricultural production systems and the IDEA method (Indicators of Sustainability for Agricultural Farms) for better assessment of the sustainability of agricultural operations in the Republic of Benin.
As part of the FRESH initiative, “Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH),” implemented by a consortium of CGIAR partner organizations and led by the World Vegetable Center, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) commissioned a study from December 2022 to April 2023 on the sustainability of vegetable production systems in the […]
Agronomic biofortification of cereals and legumes with iron, zinc, calcium and magnesium for food and nutrition security: Available options for farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nicodème V. Fassinou Hotegni, Fernand S. Sohindji, Mouizz A.B. Salaou, Pinawè C. Agbandou, Léocade W.S. Azonhoumon, Dèdéou Tchokponhoué, Carlos Houdegbe, Charlotte A.O. Adjé, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324004289 Although agronomic biofortification has been argued as strategic approach to cope with food and nutrition insecurity in many areas, smallholders’ farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are still facing […]
Breeding for resistance to bacterial wilt in Solanaceae crops: lessons learned and ways forward for Gboma eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon L.), a traditional African vegetable
Sossou, B.E., Ayenan, M.A.T., Schafleitner, R. et al. Breeding for resistance to bacterial wilt in Solanaceae crops: lessons learned and ways forward for Gboma eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon L.), a traditional African vegetable. Euphytica 220, 153 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-024-03393-4 Bacterial wilt (BW) is caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) and can lead to severe losses in a wide […]
Knowledge and management of insect pests affecting Gynandropsis gynandra [(L.) Briq (Cleomaceae)] among vegetable growers in Benin
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Francisco, R. A., Fassinou Hotegni, N. V., Sogbohossou, D. E., Houdegbe, C. A., Achigan-Dako, E. G., & Bokonon-Ganta, A. H. (2024). Knowledge and management of insect pests affecting Gynandropsis gynandra [(L.) Briq (Cleomaceae)] among vegetable growers in Benin. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01344-z Spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) is a traditional leafy vegetable with […]
PATH project call for applications relaunched: One place still available
The Genetics Biotechnology and Seed Science Unit (GBioS) is re-launching the call for applications for the PATH project (Capacity building of young African students and researchers in precision agriculture through inter-regional academic mobility for an improved, climate-smart agricultural system) mobility grants to recruit a beneficiary for PhD studies. You obtained your Master’s degree from the […]
Stakeholder consultation workshop for the BOLDER Initiative (Building Opportunity for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources) in the Republic of Benin
On Monday 5 and Tuesday 6, August 2024, the stakeholders’ consultation workshop for the BOLDER Initiative (Building Opportunity for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources) was held at the Nobila Airport Hotel in Cotonou, marking an important milestone in the promotion of opportunity crops (also known as orphan crops) in the Republic of Benin. The first […]