Dr. Yaya Idrissou

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsAnimal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry
KeywordsAdaptation strategies, Carbon sequestration, Livestock, Trees/shrubs, Mitigation
Honours and awards

2019: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPAM), IPCC Scholarship Programme.

2018: International Foundation for Science (IFS, B/6189-1), Individual Research Grant.

2017: Government of Benin, Full three years Scholarship for PhD.

2015: Netherlands Organization for Internationalization of Education (NUFFIC/196). Award of Research Grant on Project Ben 196 „Food security and Agricultural Production Systems adaptation to Climate change

2012: Government of Benin, Full national three years scholarship for Bachelor‟s degree studies.

Current contact address

CountryBenin
CityParakou
InstitutionUniversite de Parakou
InstituteFaculte D'Agronomie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Eva SchlechtFachbereich 11 - Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften, Fachgebiet Tierhaltung in den Tropen und Subtropen, Universität Kassel, Witzenhausen
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2024

Programme(s)

2022Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Yaya Idrissou, Eva Schlecht, Regina Roessler: Drivers and perceptions of cattle farmers towards tree planting on farmland in Benin, West Africa: Pathways to agroforestry adoption. In: Scientific African, 30, 2025, 9