Born in Thiès in Senegal, Aminata Beye is an enterprising woman. Passionate about agriculture, she never ceases to deepen her knowledge in order to better serve her country and accomplish her dreams. She holds a Master's degree in Agroforestry-Ecology-Adaptation at the Department of Plant Biology at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), she is a professional in her field and an activist in environmental protection. She wishes to put her knowledge and skills at the service of farmers to change the face of Senegalese and African agriculture. She is a Research Fellow at ISRA - Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research, in Sénégal and a PhD student in the SustainSahel project. More specifically, she works closely with Work Package 6: Benefits of shrub foliage for livestock.
Her thesis research theme is the design of integrated and sustainable systems (crops, shrubs and animals) favorable to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in the sylvopastoral zone of Senegal. The general objective of this thesis is to contribute to the design of sustainable SLC systems for the improvement of i) livestock nutrition, health and production, ii) manure quality, iii) soil fertility and iv) enteric GHG emissions.
Specifically, the project will:
- Identify the shrub foliage available in situ and among them the most palatable;
- Define feed rations based on the selected foliage;
- Determine the effect of the food rations on the animals monitored;
- Determine the effect of soil amendments by applying animal manure derived from foliage versus direct mulching of shrubs.
To learn more about all Master's and PhD student in the project, visit the PhD and MSc students page.
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