Sidol Houngbo

Experience

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  Slow Food

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

  Agroecological Garden Facilitator

  • Design crop plans• Prepare plots• Provide agricultural inputs• Implement agroecological practices• Manage harvests and production stock• Maintain financial records• Conduct technical monitoring• Oversee farm finances• Write technical reports

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  Université d'Abomey-Calavi

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2023

  • Support the participatory and inclusive development of innovations for sustainable pest management• Build and maintain research partnerships• Contribute to setting up and monitoring innovation platforms for maize value chains• Design and implement impact evaluations of pest outbreaks on farm and household economics• Assess the social and economic viability of innovations developed for pest management• Define strategies for scaling up viable innovations• Write and disseminate research products• Participate in teaching and supervising students Show less I participated in setting up a maize innovation platform (IP) for the benefit of various stakeholders in the maize sector in Bohicon, Benin. The objectives of this activity were to:• Raise awareness at the grassroots level about the need to adopt the innovation platform approach for the maize value chain, with a particular emphasis on controlling the fall armyworm• Establish a maize value chain innovation platform• Strengthen the capacities of stakeholders involved in the production, processing, marketing, and use of innovations within the maize value chain Show less

  • Researcher & Teaching Assistant

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2023

  • Research Team Member

    Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Research Assistant

    Feb 2017 - Dec 2019
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  FAO

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Associate Consultant

  I was tasked with collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data to assess the level of wood energy consumption, local population satisfaction levels, and future wood energy needs in the mangrove areas of RAMSAR sites with a view to appropriate management and conservation strategies for Benin's mangroves.

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  CORAF | West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2019

  Consultant & Research Lead

  I participated in a critical literature review on the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), which considered biological and socio-economic aspects of pest management in West Africa.

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  CORAF | West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development

  Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  Associate Consultant & Research Team member

  I took part in the data collection, analysis, and writing of a regional report on cereals, legumes, and protein crop storage needs in West Africa.

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  ACED

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Monitor the interactions between partners and the research team• Design and implement research plans• Develop innovative data collection methods and tools• Organize and supervise data collection• Organize multi-stakeholder dialogues on various themes• Develop data analysis plans and supervise their implementation• Prepare study reports, scientific papers, and policy briefs• Disseminate and promote research findings• Participate in policy-relevant scientific debates at regional and international conferences• Take part in fundraising Show less

  • Research associate

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Research Team Member

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Research Team Member

    Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
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  Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques de l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi

  Jul 2024 - now

  Mentor for Graduates and Young Professionals

  I have been selected to serve as a mentor for graduates and young professionals in the Mentorship Program of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA/UAC). My role involves supporting the mentee in their professional integration by assisting with internship and job searches, preparing and submitting applications, interview preparation, and developing interpersonal skills.

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  World Vegetable Center

  Nov 2024 - now

  Associate Scientist – Agricultural economist