Linda Cletchio Gabriella Traore, born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, holds a Master's degree in Science and Technology of Agriculture, Food and Environment, option Livestock Systems from Montpellier SupAgro in France.
Within the framework of the SustainSahel project, specifically in Work Package 6: Benefits of shrub foliage for livestock husbandry, she is enrolled in the PhD school, Natural Science and Agronomy, option animal production systems at UNB - Nazi Boni University in Burkina.
Her research topic is the contribution of fodder plants to the improvement of animal production in the North Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso. The objective of her thesis is to improve the integration of woody plants in the diet of domestic ruminants, for sustainable and resilient production systems in the face of global warming. Her activities are carried out both in the field with the participation of producers and in an experimental station at the Direction Régionale de Recherches Environnementales et Agricoles du Centre/Saria (DRREA/Centre), to compare data from both environments.
After the thesis, she aims to continue research activities in the same direction to improve animal production systems in developing countries, the income of producers and the food security of rural populations.