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Alice BONOU FANDOHAN, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] EDUCATION - 2016 (April): Ph.D. degree, Economics of climate change, with Best Distinction, Université Cheikh Anta Diop; Senegal; Advisors: Prof. Adama Diaw - 2008 (January): DEA degree (M.Sc.) with Best Distinction, Natural Resources Management, Specialization in Environment Econometrics, Université d’Abomey- Calavi, Bénin; Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Brice SINSIN and Dr. Ir. Anselme ADEGBIDI - 2006 (December): Engineer degree (Ir.) with Best Distinction, Agricultural Economics, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Bénin; Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Gauthier BIAOU and Dr. Aliou DIAGNE - 2005 (August): Bachelor in General Agronomy, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Bénin - 2001 (July): Baccalauréat (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), Lycée TOFFA I (Benin). RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES - 2016-2019 (on going): Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher in ASE (African School of Economics). - 2016 (March-August): Consultancy works in ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics), Bamako, Mali, Impact Evaluation of agricultural policy. - 2013- 2016: PhD student (WASCAL), Research project: Modelling the livelihood of farmers subject to extreme events: Case study of flooding in Benin, Supervisor: Pr Adama DIAW (University Gaston Berger, Senegal) and Dr. Tobias Wunscher (ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany). - 04/2010 - 12/2010: Consultancy works in AfricaRice (Center of Rice for Africa) Impact Evaluation of agricultural technology. - 01/2007 – 01/2008: DEA Student, Natural Resources Management, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin, Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ir. Brice Sinsin; Research project: Estimating the economic value of Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) in Sampéto (Banikoara District). 1 - 06/2006 – 12/2006: Engineer degree Student, Agricultural economics, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin, Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ir. Gauthier BIAOU; Research project: impact evaluation of the introduction of improved rice varieties (NERICA) on the overall rice diversity in Benin. PUBLICATION Under review in Peer review journal Bonou, A. Wuenscher, T., Adegbidi, A., and Diaw, A. Rice Yield Effects of the 2012 flood in Benin: Accounting for lack of a valid comparison group. Submitted to Food Security. Bonou, A. Wuenscher, T., Adegbidi, A., and Diaw, A. Poverty and happiness of farmers after flooding events in Benin. Submitted to Disaster Prevention and Management.. Books Bonou, A., Wuenscher, T., Adegbidi, A., and Diaw, A. Chapter 3 Impact of floods on the livelihood of farmers in the semi-arid zone of the Benin Republic. In: Takeuchi, K., Saito, O., Gyasi, E. and Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G. Building Integrated Resilience Strategy Against Climate and Ecosystem Changes for Sub-Saharan Africa, Springer, Editing process. Bonou, A., Adegbidi A., and Sinsin B. (2013). Valeur économique des Produits Forestiers Non Ligneux (PFNL) au Bénin. Editions universitaires européennes, ISBN : 978-613- 1-51998-7. 101p.http://www.amazon.fr/Valeur-%C3%A9conomique-Produits- Forestiers-Ligneux/dp/6131519986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382628795&sr=8- 1&keywords=BONOU Bonou, A., Diagne, A., and Biaou, G. (2012). Impact de l’adoption des NERICA sur la diversité variétale au Bénin. Editions universitaires européennes, ISBN : 9783838184531. 113p.http://www.amazon.fr/s?_encoding=UTF8&field- author=Alice%20Bonou&search-alias=books-fr Conference proceedings and books of abstracts Lugendo, P., Brida, A-B., and Bonou, A. (2015). Towards an integrated modelling approach to sustainable management of ecosystems and resilience building in Africa: Understanding the nexus across water, energy, forest and land. Paper read at the Nexus conference, Dresden, Germany, 25-27 March 2015. Bonou, A., Diagne, A., Biaou, G. (2013). Agricultural technology adoption and rice varietal diversity: A Local Average Treatment Effect (LATE) Approach for rural Benin. In: Proceedings of 4th International Conference of African Association of Agricultural Economists, Yasmine Hammamet, Nabeul, Tunisia, 22-25 September 2013, 14 pages. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu//handle/158482 2 Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe, F.M., Diagne, A, Bonou, A., Seck, P. A., and Amovin-Assagba, E. (2013). Problématique semencière dans la riziculture africaine : accès et demande des semences améliorées par les producteurs et perspectives pour améliorer le système. In : Proceedings of 4th International Conference of African Association of Agricultural Economists, Yasmine Hammamet, Nabeul, Tunisia, 22-25 September 2013, 17 pages.http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/handle/161293 Bonou, A, Adégbidi, A., and Sinsin, B. (2009). Endogenous Knowledge on non-timber forest product in northern Benin. In: Parrotta JA, Oteng-Yeboah A, Cobbinah J (eds) Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Africa. IUFRO World Series 23, pp 48. Other reports Bonou, A. & A.G. Singbo (2016) Impact of Bio-reclamation of Degraded Land (BDL) on the welfare of women in Niger. Consultancy report, ICRISAT. Fandohan, A.B., Chadare, F.J., Gouwakinnou, N.G., Bonou, A., Sinsin, C.L.B., Assogbadjo, A.E. (2014). Niche modelling and assessment of local knowledge, use patterns, functional properties and contribution of Synsepalum dulcificum (Sapotaceae) to rural women’s income in Benin, West Africa. State of project progress report, CODESRIA National Working Group – BENIN. Bonou, A. (2010) Impact des nouvelles variétés de riz NERICA sur le revenu des ménages ruraux en Guinée-Conakry, au Mali et en Sierra Leone : Analyses statistiques et Econométriques. Rapport de consultation dans la section économie d’impact, AfricaRice. Bonou, A. (2005) Analyse bibliographique des études d’adoption et d’impact des nouvelles technologies agricoles en Afrique Sub-saharienne – Etude des logiciels ACCESS, SPSS, STATA et POWER POINT. Rapport de stage dans la section économie d’impact. Centre de Riz pour l’Afrique (ADRAO). RESEARCH AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS UNU-FAO, Full grant for participation in the Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (Rome, Italie, 26-28 October 2016). UNU-WIDER, Full grant for participation in UNU-WIDER Conference on Inequality – measurement, trends, impacts, and policies (Helsinki, Finland 5‒6 September 2014). CECAR, half grant for participation in CECAR Conference (UDS, Tamale, Ghana August 2014). AAAE (African Association of Agricultural Economists), complete grant for participation in 4th AAAE 4th conference (Hammamet, Tunisia, 22 – 25 September 2013). 3 WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use): PhD studies (Academic Training Courses, Field Works and Subsistence), from 2013 to 2015. CODESRIA National Working Groups 2012: Niche modelling and assessment of local knowledge, use patterns, functional properties and contribution of Synsepalum dulcificum (Sapotaceae) to rural women’s income in Benin, West Africa, ongoing fellowship. IFS (International Foundation for Science): Complete travel grant for participation in an international workshop on qualitative methods in social sciences and scientific proposal writing (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2007). SUN Project (Sustainable Use of Natural Vegetationin West Africa): DEA studies “M.Sc.”(Academic Training Courses, Field Works and Subsistence), 2007. CBRST (Centre Béninois de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique) Award for Best Dissertation in Agronomy, Year 2006. CODESRIA: Smalls grants for master / thesis writing 2006, Sénégal. National Scholarship for High School Studies in Agronomy (Benin), year 2001. MES (Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur): Nominated for the National Competition in Mathematics, Year 2001. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Agricultural Economics Society (member since 2015) International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA, since 2014) West African Research Center (WARA, since 2014) Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (member since 2013) African Association of Agricultural Economists (member since 2007) Laboratory of Applied Ecology (member since 2007) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPPEMENT (Training) Seminar on Methodology for Agricultural Censuses and Surveys. Young Statisticians, United Nations for Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO), Rome, Italy, 24 and 25 October 2016 Climate Change and Its Impacts: Connecting Local Variability and Knowledge in a Global System. Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI) at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, USA, June 4 to 18, 2016. 4 Visiting researcher in ZEF (Center for Research Development), Bonn, Germany, 6 January to 6 March, 2015. Certificate Honor Code, JPAL101x: Evaluating Social Programs, online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology through edX, November, 2014. Regional training courses on proposal writing skills for NUS research. IFS and Bioversity, 17-21 November 2014, Lomé, Togo. Training on Statistic Software R. YEP, 3-4 June 2014. University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. Third Introductory Seminar on Climate Change and Land Use. WASCAL, 5-8 February 2013. Accra, Ghana. English Proficiency. 1st November 2012 – 1st February 2013. University of Cape Coast, Ghana. International training course on Value Chain Research on Neglected and Underutilized Species of Plants. Bioversity; 24-28 September 2012. Accra, Ghana. International Training toward harmonizing methods in vegetation and flora sciences in West Africa. Sustainable Use of Natural Vegetation in West Africa. 4 – 10 August 2008. Niamey, Niger. International training on