Assogbadjo Achille Ephrem

Professor Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo is, an agronomist and forester and hold a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences (Ghent University, Belgium). He is a Full Professor at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Republic of Benin. He doubles as a visiting Professor at Université Félix Houphouët Boigny in Côte d’Ivoire, University of Costa Rica in Costa Rica, University of Florianopolis in Brazil and Chuo University in Japan. He has been awarded more than 21 research grants and 11 at regional or international levels. He is a talented and well-established scientist, consistently motivated by the need to produce innovative research and technologies for positive change in the society. He is belonging more than 10 international scientific groups and is currently the Permanent Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, and also the Coordinator of the Doctoral Training in Natural Resources at the University. To date, he has (co)authored at total of 215 scientific articles in peer review journals, 26 books and/or book chapters; 11 proceedings and 9 technical reports. He won 11 international prizes.. Three words that describe him are rigor- perseverance-hard work.