Dr Alix Frank Rodrigue Idohou has a PhD in the field of Applied Biosciences and domestication of phytogenetic resources especially neglected and underutilised species from the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. He did a post-Doc at the University of Kansas (United States) in 2016 with the Ecology and Evolution Department. His research yielded some 60 scientific papers in high-standard journals among which Scientific Reports, Land, Land use Policy, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, Journal of Arid Environment, Genetic Resources Crop Evolution, and Agroforestry systems, and took part in more than 20 international conferences across the world. He did his MSc in Natural Resources management and an Engineer Degree in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, both at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. He is also a contributor to two books.
Dr Idohou is a recipient of several awards such as the African German Network for Excellence in Science Award, the most prestigious Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSM), and the Global development network (GDN). He also contributed to 7 collaborative grants. He is also affiliated with the international organisation such as the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) (2017), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (commission on ecosystem management since 2013), World Association of Young Scientists (since 2013), Explorers Club Grant Funding (since 2012), and Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) (since 2012). He is a lecturer and researcher and is currently head of the research unit at the Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations. His focus is on the use of good science to sustainably contribute to better ecosystem management while contributing to food security and nutrition reach in sub-Saharan Africa.
