Impacting science and education for sustainable life with icipe’s insect-based innovations

Speaker: Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Director General of icipe

Dr Abdou Tenkouano has over 40 years of experience in agricultural research and development and is widely recognised for advancing innovation in the sector. He was appointed to the Steering Committee of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (2023) and the Council of the World Agriculture Forum (2024), and has received the CGIAR Science Partnerships Award.

He holds a PhD in Genetics and an MSc in Plant Breeding from Texas A&M University and an agronomy engineering degree from the University of Ouagadougou. His work spans genetics, breeding, biotechnology, pathology, agronomy, and postharvest strategies across key crops including sorghum, millet, maize, cassava, yam, banana, and plantain.

Dr Tenkouano served as Executive Director of CORAF/WECARD (2016–2023) and previously held senior leadership roles with the World Vegetable Center, IITA, and ICRISAT. He is an active contributor to regional and global research-for-development initiatives and has published extensively while serving on multiple scientific committees and academic platforms.

The talk and Q&A start at 14:00 and will be followed by fika from 15:00.

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