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NAME
Vodjo Nicodème FASSINOU HOTEGNI (PhD), Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Post-Harvest Physiology
Nationality: Beninese
TITLE, RESPONSIBILITY, ACADEMIC AFFILIATION
Lecturer-Researcher
Laboratory of Plant Production, Physiology and Plant Breeding (PAGEV)/GBioS Unit
Crop Sciences Department
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey Calavi (UAC)Elect-President of the African Association of Precision Agriculture (AAPA)
Associate Editor of Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (AGE) journal (Willey Journal) (IF=1.4)
CONTACT DETAILS
Faculty of Agricultual Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi,
01 BP 526 Cotonou, Republic of Benin, Tel. (+229) 97 58 23 61
Email: nicodemef@gmail.com / nicodeme.fassinou@uac.bj,URL
http://gbios-uac.org/
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION
2008-2014: PhD in Crop Physiology– Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA) & Operations Research andLogistics Group – Wageningen University (the Netherlands)
Thesis title: Using Agronomic tools to improve pineapple quality and its uniformity in Benin (Thesis
available on https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wda/2065528) (Main activities: designing and implementing
field-based experiments and produced pineapple meeting export criteria)
2002-2007: Agricultural Engineer Degree (Equivalent to MSc) – School of Crop Sciences – Faculty of AgriculturalSciences, University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin Republic)
2002-2006: General Agronomy Diploma – Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi (BeninRepublic)
MOST RECENT TRAININGS ATTENDED
10 April-06 May 2023: Edx (Online): Project Management for Development course offered by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDBx)
Knowledge acquired: Project Charter, Work Break Down structure, Time management, Cost
Management Tool, Procurement Management Tool; Risks Management Tool; Communication tool;
Human Resources Management.
Verified certificate with valid certificate ID
June-August 2022: Edx (Online): Drones for Agriculture, prepare and design your drone (UAV) mission,
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Knowledge acquired: Remote Sensing, UAV's and Applications, Planning a mission and acquiring data,
overview what international legislation and regulations are concerning drones, Perform the required flight
preparations and create- and execute a safe mission setup, Define a mission planning with the available
open source and commercial tools, Discuss the potential of image product delivery for different purposes,
Examine drone data and derive information from it.
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June 2020-August 2020 : Edx (Online) course Sustainable Food Security: Crop Production, Wageningen
University and Research Centre
Knowledge refreshed: Food security pillars, Food access and utilization, process of photosynthesis,
principles of production ecology, CO2 assimilation, maintenance respiration, Growth respiration, Growthand development, Harvest index, Transpiration and assimilation, water balance and soil type, Nutrient
uptake and yield, Nutrient balance and losses, yield reducing factors (weeds, pest and diseases),
LINTUL model
Verified certificate with valid certificate ID
June 2019 (23-28): Summer School International Summer School on “Methodological Approaches toSystem Experiments, Volterra, Italy
Knowledge acquired: Typology of system experiments, Experimental designs, Decision rules, What is
Scheme of Hypothesis, Inferential statistics, Graphical analysis, Multivariate analysis, Data mining
approaches and application, longitudinal analysis, Use of R for statistical analysis
CONSULTANCIES JOBS/TRAINING CONDUCTEDMarch-April 2024: Trained professionals and students on Precision Agriculture Applied to crops (Remotesensing, use of Satellite for data collection, Drones, Data processing) from March 26 to April 8,2024
Role: Principal Trainer
Client: Certified training (costs covered by participants and donors)
Tasks completed: organized the training with AgroSfer and AUF, trained participants on Precision
Agriculture Applied to crops (Status of precision agriculture, Water management, Pest management,
Nutrient management, Use of Drones, Data collection using Satellite Sentinel, Simulation etc.)
Dec 2022-April 2023: Assessment of the sustainability of vegetable agri-food system in Benin and propose
strategies that could help key actors (governments, extension agents, private sectors, technicians andnon-governmental organizations) in improving sustainability aspects of the vegetable sector in Benin
Role: Principal consultant
Client: CIMMYT, Mexico
Tasks completed: Complete literature review, interviews with key informants, conduct sustainability
assessment of vegetables farms in BeninMarch 2021– July 2022: Developing a Country Report to be incorporated as the Benin Chapter of an Investment
Profile on the Cassava Sector in ECOWASCountry: Benin Republic
Role: Principal consultant
Client: International Trade Center (ITC) through the West Africa Competitiveness (WACOMP) programme
Tasks completed: Identified most relevant stakeholders to interview; conducted interviews; Map Cassava
value chains in Benin; Mapped business opportunities along cassava value chains in Benin, Wrote report.
Sept -Nov 2020: Diagnosis of agroecological practices in vegetables and rice production in Southern part of BeninCountry: Benin Republic
Role: Principal consultant
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Client: Enabel-Benin
Tasks completed: conducted study on agroecological practices in South Benin, questionnaire
Feb (27-28) 2019: Trained partners (ANADER) in Côte d’Ivoire on market information systems, contractelaboration, business development around maize value chains
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Role: Main trainer
Client: AMAFINE Project, INRAB, Benin Republic
Topics developed: Marketing strategies, contracts, types of prices, market information systems
implementation and tips
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 - now: Maître-Assistant (Lecturer-Researcher), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi,
Benin Republic.
Tasks: Lectures, Practical activities with students, supervision of undergraduate students, Developmentand implementation of research projects, Field experimentations and surveys,
Teaching: Horticulture, Crop Physiology, Post-harvest biology, Scientific English, Scientific writing
including tips for a good oral presentation (in French and English), Project writing
Other activities: Coordinator of Plant Sciences Seminars
Research advisor: Prof. Enoch Achigan-Dako2024 - now: Regional coordinator of PATH project ‘’Capacity Building of African Young Scientists inPrecision Agriculture Through Cross-Regional Academic Mobility for Enhanced Climate-Smart
Agri-Food System’’ involving Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Benin, Ghana, Eswatini andRwanda
Tasks: Coordinate the project implementation which aims at (i) training 32 MSc and 12 PhD African
scholars in precision agriculture applied to crops to upgrade the continent's capability (ii) building thecapacity of 10 young African trainees and 10 staff in precision agriculture and entrepreneurship (iii)
improving PAAC and ICT4Ag curricula and research at the participating African Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) to address more efficiently the current challenges of agriculture and climate change;and (iv) Developing a network of HEIs in Africa involved in PAAC research and training.
Senior advisor: Prof. Enoch Achigan-Dako2024 - now: Regional coordinator of GENES II project ‘’Mobility for Plant Genomics Scholars to Accelerate
Climate-Smart Adaptation Options and Food Security in Africa II’’ involving Higher Education
Institutions from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Tasks: Coordinate the project implementation which aims at (i) training 12 PhDs, 32 masters, 10 trainees
and 10 staff in genomics, digital and advanced technologies such as measuring photosynthesis, toaccelerate crop improvement for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Senior advisor: Prof. Enoch Achigan-Dako
Jan 2023 - now: Elect President of the African Association of Precision Agriculture (AAPA)

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Tasks: Coordinate AAPA activities with the President; Responsible for publishing the quarterly AAPA enewsletter for members and other subscribers; Responsible for periodic updates to the AAPA website.
Contact person: Prof. Vincent Aduramigba, President of AAPA
2016 - 2019: Assistant (Lecturer-Researcher), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Republic.
Tasks: Lectures, Practical activities with students, supervision of undergraduate students, Development
and implementation of research projects, Field experimentations and surveys,
Teaching: Horticulture, Crop Physiology, Post-harvest biology, Scientific English, Scientific writing
including tips for a good oral presentation (in French and English), Project writing
Other activities: Coordinator of Plant Sciences Seminars
Research advisor: Prof. Enoch Achigan-Dako2021-2023: Co Principal Investigator of the Project ‘’Cowpea Atlas Platform’’ development in Benin funded byLegumesLab (USAID)
2020 - 2023: Executive secretary of the African Association of Precision Agriculture (AAPA)
Tasks: Organize meetings, write meetings minutes conducted by the board, Maintain membership
database, Communicate with association members as needed and directed by the President.
Contact person: Prof. Kwame Frimpong, Past President of AAPA
2019 – 2022: Manager of the Scholars Entrepreneurship Funds (SEF) for business development (100,000 USD
through the MasterCard Program at the University Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin Republic
Tasks: Supervision of the activities of 19 start-ups (involving about 100 people) led by MasterCard
Foundation Scholars, Part-timeContact person: Prof. Enoch Achigan-Dako, Coordinator of the MasterCard Program at UAC

KEY RECENT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
December 08th, 2022: Presentation on ‘’ Engaging Stakeholders in Precision Agriculture toolbox conception:
Case of Cowpea Atlas Platform establishment in Benin Republic’’ invited as key speaker during thesecond African Conference on Precision Agriculture AfCPA in Kenya (5-8 December 2022)
February 12th, 2020: Presentation on ‘Current state of Precision agriculture in Benin: opportunities andchallenges’, invited as key speakerContact person: Dr Steve Phillips, Principal Scientist, African Plant Nutrition Institute, Morocco
MANUSCRIPT AND PROPOSAL REVIEW
Manuscript review for Journal of Food Science (1)Manuscript review for Scientific African journal (1)Research proposal review for the National Research Foundation (South Africa) (1)Manuscript review for International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (1)Manuscript review for Scientific Reports (1)Manuscript review for Crop and Pasture Science Journal (1)4CURRICULUM VITAE
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Manuscript review for Field Crop Research (11)Manuscript review for Precision Agriculture Journal (1)Manuscript review for Frontiers in Plant Science (1)Manuscript review for Helyon (1)Manuscript review for African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (1)PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Member of West African Research Association (WARA)
http://www.bu.edu/wara/member/indivmember/individtmembere-h/Member of International Society for Horticultural Science (www.ishs.org)
Member of the African Technology Policy Studies (http://www.atpsnet.org/)
Member of West African Scientists Platform for Precision Agriculture
Member of African Association of Precision Agriculture (AAPA)
Member of Holland association Alumni, Benin
Member of International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA)FINANCIAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION CAPACITYSept 2023: Mobilisation of 1 796 820 EUR for the EU project on ‘’Capacity Building of African Young Scientists inPrecision Agriculture Through Cross-Regional Academic Mobility for Enhanced Climate-Smart Agri-Food
System’’ involving Benin, Ghana, Eswatini and Rwanda
July 2021: Mobilisation of 2 780 000 Euros for BIOVALOR project, Renforcement de la démarche compétences etde la culture entrepreneuriale dans la formation supérieure agronomique: leviers pour l’insertion
professionnelle et le développement de la bioéconomie au Bénin, UAC
June 2021: Mobilisation of USD $391,633 for the project Cowpea Atlas Phase 1. Mapping cowpea data sourcesand gaps in West Africa funded by Feed the Future Innovation LabNov 2018: Mobilisation of USD 989,260 for the project “Improved Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains forfood and Nutrition security in Benin” funded by Africa Union in Ethiopia.
Dec 2017: Mobilisation of USD 120,000 from Seeding Labs for GBioS / Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universityof Abomey Calavi, Benin.
Jan 2017: Mobilisation of USD 5,981,167.27 for the UAC for the project entitled ‘Empowering Young Academics
Leadership and Entrepreneurial Abilities in Benin’ –funded by the MasterCard Foundation.
PUBLICATIONS
ThesisFassinou Hotegni, V. N. 2014. Using agronomic tools to improve pineapple quality and its uniformity in Benin. PhD
thesis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, with summaries in English, Dutch and French. 302 pages.

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1. Christel Ferréol Azon, Vodjo Nicodème Fassinou Hotegni, Dêêdi Eurydice Olga Sogbohossou, Lewis Spencer
Gnanglè, Guillaume Bodjrenou, Charlotte O. Adjé, Komivi Dossa, Clément Agbangla, Florent J.B. Quenum,Enoch G. Achigan-Dako (2023), Genotype × environment interaction and stability analysis for seed yield andyield components in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Benin Republic using AMMI, GGE biplot and MTSI,Heliyon, (9),11.
2. Azon, C., Fassinou Hotegni, N., Adjé, C., Agossou, C., Sogbohossou, O., Nouletope, H., Akotchayé, O-P.,
Kékpè, P., Aisso, C., Guirguisou, M.A., DOssa, K., Agbangla, C., Quenum, F., and Achigan-Dako, E. (2023).
Socio-demographic factors and ethnobotanical knowledge associated with sesame management practices
across agroecological zones in Benin. Experimental Agriculture, 59, E10. doi:10.1017/S0014479723000078
3. Fassinou Hotegni, V. N.; Godonou, L. Y.; and Salaou, M. 2022. Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains in Benin:
Identification of Intervention Entry Points. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI).
4. Adigoun RFR, Houdegbe AC, Fassinou Hotegni NV, Segnon AC, N'Danikou S, Adjé CAO, Adadja RPM andAchigan-Dako EG (2022) Enabling effective maize seed system in low-income countries of West Africa:
Insights from Benin. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:1045629. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.1045629
5. Sohindji FS, Adje O. A. C, Fassinou Hotegni V. N, Fanou Fogny N, Akponikpe T, Quenum F, & Achigan-dako,
E. G. (2022). Orange-fleshed sweetpotato production: Progress and perspectives for value chain developmentin West Africa. JSFA Reports. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.42
6. Imorou, L., Goudou, H. G., Fassinou Hotegni, N. V., Togbe, E. C., Bello, D. O., Adoukonou-Sagbadja, H., &Ahoton, L. E. (2022). Morphological variability of Euphorbia sepium NE Br. across the Sudanian and SudanoGuinean zones of Benin Republic (West Africa): Implications for conservation. Journal of Applied Research on
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 31, 100424
7. Imorou, L., Fassinou Hotegni, V. N., Togbe, E. C., Goudou, H. G., Achigan-dako, E. G., Adoukonou-Sagbadja,
H., & Ahoton, L. E. (2022). Morphological diversity of Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) JH Kirkbr. &Wiersema, across the Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean zones of Benin Republic. South African Journal ofBotany, 147, 731-740
8. Achigan-Dako, E. G., Sogbohossou, D. E., Houdegbe, C. A., Salaou, M. A., Sohindji, F. S., Blalogoe, J.,
Chataika, B.Y., Zohoungbogbo, H. F., Adje, C.O., Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Francisco, R., Abukutsa-Onyango,
M.O. Schranz, M.E. (2021). Ten Years of Gynandropsis gynandra Research for Improvement of Nutrient-Rich
Leaf Consumption: Lessons Learnt and Way Forwards. Annual Plant Reviews online, 767-812.
9. Tchokponhoué, D. A., N’Danikou, S., Fassinou Hotegni, N. V., Nyadanu, D., Kahane, R., Odindo, A. O., ... &Sibiya, J. (2021). Use Patterns, Knowledge Diversity and Drivers for the Cultivation of the Miracle Plant[Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell] in Benin and Ghana. Plants, 10(11), 2253.
10. Djido U, Fassinou Hotegni NV, Lommen WJM, Hounhouigan JD, Achigan-Dako EG and Struik PC (2021)
Effect of Planting Density and K2O:N Ratio on the Yield, External Quality, and Traders' Perceived Shelf Lifeof Pineapple Fruits in Benin. Front. Plant Sci. 12:627808. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.627808
11. Tchokponhoué, D.A., Achigan-Dako, E.G., N’Danikou, S., Nyadanu, D., Kahane, R., Houéto, J., Fassinou
Hotegni, V.N., Odindo, A.O. and Sibiya, J. (2020). Phenotypic variation, functional traits repeatability and corecollection inference in Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell reveals the Dahomey Gap as acentre of diversity. Scientific reports, 10(1),1-17.

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12. Imorou, L., Togbé, E. C., Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Bello, D. O., Biaou, B. O., Nuer, A. T., Adoukonou-Sagbadja,
H & Ahoton, L. E. (2020). Galactogenic plant diversity, phenology and local in situ conservation practices inagro-ecological zones of Benin Republic. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-20.
13. Sanya, C. A., Chadare, F. J., Hounhouigan, M. H., Fassinou Hotegni, V. N., Gbaguidi, M. A., Dekpemadoha,
J. E., Linnemann, A. & Hounhouigan, D. J. (2020). Effects of plant density and fertilizer formula on
physicochemical and sensorial characteristics of pasteurized juice from Perolera sugarloaf pineapples grownin the long rainy season. NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 92, 100320.
14. Arinloye, D.D., Degrande,A., Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Assah, E., Bockarie, R., Binam, J., Bayala, J.,
Kalinganire, A. 2017. Value chain development for mango (Mangifera indica) around Outamba Kilimi National
Park in Sierra Leone: constraints and opportunities for smallholders. Agriculture & Food security journal, 6: 113. DOI 10.1186/s40066-017-0092-x
15. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2016. Understanding the effectsof slip pruning on pineapple fruit quality. Acta Hortic. 1111, 231-240.DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1111.34.
16. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2015. Trade-offs of flowering andmaturity synchronisation for pineapple quality. PLos ONE 10(11): e0143290. Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.014329
17. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2015. Selective plants pruning asa means to reduce heterogeneity in pineapple fruit quality. SpringerPlus, 4:129 Doi 10.1186/s40064-015-09079.
18. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2015. Influence of weight and typeof planting material on fruit quality and its heterogeneity in pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill]. Frontiersin Plant Science, 5:798. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00798.
19. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2014. Heterogeneity in pineapple
fruit quality results from plant heterogeneity at flowering induction. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5:670.
doi:10.3389/fpls.2014.00670.
20. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., van der Vorst, J.G.A.J., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2014.
Bottlenecks and opportunities for quality improvement in fresh pineapple supply chains in Benin. International
Food and Agribusiness Management Review Journal, 17 (3): 139-170.
21. Achigan-Dako, E. G, Abike A. C., N’Danikou, S., Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Agbangla, C. and Ahanchédé, A.
2014. Drivers of conservation and utilization of pineapple genetic resources in Benin. Springlerplus, 3: 1-11.
22. Fassinou Hotegni, V.N., Lommen, W.J.M., van der Vorst, J.G.A.J., Agbossou, E.K. and Struik, P.C. 2012.
Analysis of pineapple production systems in Benin. Acta Horticulturae, 928: 47-58.

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REFEREES
Prof. Dr. ir. Paul C. Struik
Professor in Crop Sciences/Crop Physiology
Centre for Crop Systems Analysis
Wageningen University and Research Centre (the Netherlands).
Phone: +31 317 48 42 46
Fax: +31 317 48 55 72
Email: paul.struik@wur.nl

Prof. Dr. ir. Achigan-Dako Enoch
Professor in genetic, horticulture and seed sciences
Head of the Laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA)
Coordinator of the MasterCard Program at UAC
University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin)
Phone : (+229) 95 39 32 83
E-mail: e.adako@gmail.com
Prof. Aoudji Augustin
Vice-Dean
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA)
University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC)
Phone: (+229) 97 48 12 80
Email : augustin.aoudji@gmail.com / aknaoudji@yahoo.fr
I do hereby confirm that the information provided above is correct to my knowledge.

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