Resume

• 1996

  Dr. rer. hort. (PhD)

  Tropical Agricuture

  Horticulture and Plant Protection

  Universität Hannover

  Summa Cum Laude

• 1994

  French

  English

  Spanish

  German

  Master's Degree

  Crop Science and Plant Protection

  University of Cape Coast

  Cum Laude

• 1990

  Master's Degree

  Crop Protection

  Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques Benin

  Mention Tres Honorable

• 1985

  Bachelor's Degree

  Agronomy and Crop Science

  Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques Benin

  Mention Tres Honorable

• Academic Advising

  Statistics

  Strategic Planning

  Higher Education

  Distance Learning

  Grant Writing

  Life Sciences

  Science

  University Teaching

  Data Analysis

  Teaching

  Agriculture

  Research

  Molecular Biology

  Curriculum Design

  Student Development

  Citrus

  Student Affairs

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  Climate Change or Urbanization? Impacts on a Traditional Coffee Production System in East Africa over the Last 80 Years

  AbstractGlobal environmental changes (GEC) such as climate change (CC) and climate variability have serious impacts in the tropics

  particularly in Africa. These are compounded by changes in land use/land cover

  which in turn are driven mainly by economic and population growth

  and urbanization. These factors create a feedback loop

  which affects ecosystems and particularly ecosystem services

  for example plant-insect interactions

  and by consequence agricultural productivity. We studied effects of GEC at a local level

  using a traditional coffee production area in greater Nairobi

  Kenya. We chose coffee

  the most valuable agricultural commodity worldwide

  as it generates income for 100 million people

  mainly in the developing world. Using the coffee berry borer

  the most serious biotic threat to global coffee production

  we show how environmental changes and different production systems (shaded and sun-grown coffee) can affect the crop. We combined detailed entomological assessments with historic climate records (from 1929–2011)

  and spatial and demographic data

  to assess GEC's impact on coffee at a local scale. Additionally

  we tested the utility of an adaptation strategy that is simple and easy to implement. Our results show that while interactions between CC and migration/urbanization

  with its resultant landscape modifications

  create a feedback loop whereby agroecosystems such as coffee are adversely affected

  bio-diverse shaded coffee proved far more resilient and productive than coffee grown in monoculture

  and was significantly less harmed by its insect pest. Thus

  a relatively simple strategy such as shading coffee can tremendously improve resilience of agro-ecosystems

  providing small-scale farmers in Africa with an easily implemented tool to safeguard their livelihoods in a changing climate.

  Climate Change or Urbanization? Impacts on a Traditional Coffee Production System in East Africa over the Last 80 Years

  Sétamou

  Experienced Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Life Sciences

  Data Analysis

  Strategic Planning

  Academic Advising

  and Science. Strong education professional with a Dr. rer. hort. (PhD) focused in Tropical Agricuture

  Horticulture and Plant Protection from Universität Hannover.

  Mamoudou

  Sétamou

  Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Weslaco

  Associate Professor

  Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Weslaco

  Professor of Citrus Entomology

  Texas A&M University-Kingsville