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
InstituteFaculty of Agronomy

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