Adrien DOGO

Company: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GAIN

Position: Senior Associate, Technical Assistance and Impact

Expert Summary

With more than 8 years of professional experience in supporting and managing agriculture, food security and entrepreneurship projects and programs in sub Saharan Africa, I have a strong ability to lead teams and support organizations to sustainably improve food systems with a focus on youth and women entrepreneurship, partnership and private sector engagement, agribusiness and market development and R&D in nutritious food development, food environment, food policy and human nutrition.


Publications

1. Adrien Dogo, Franck Hongbete, Ina Cramer, Iris Schröter and Marcus Mergenthaler. (2023). Quality Attributes in Child Food Packaging Design: Photovoice Study with Beninese Mothers. Int. J. Food System Dynamics 14 (3), 2023, 302-312 https://dx.doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v14i3.G4

2. Dogo A, Hongbete F, Edja H, Amoussa Hounkpatin W. Characterization and challenges of food environments of children-under-five in north Benin drylands (2023). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 14 (2023) 100682; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100682

3. Adrien Dogo, Franck Hongbete, Ina Cramer, Iris Schröter, Marcus Mergenthaler, 2023.The Influence from Packaging Design Elements of Child Food on Quality Perceptions of Beninese Consumers. Proceedings in System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2023.74-86

http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2023.2306

4. Cramer Ina, Iris Schröter, Franck Hongbete, Adrien Dogo and Marcus Mergenthalera. 2022. Evaluation of the attractiveness of different packaging designs for child food products by Beninese customers. Conference paper, International Conference on Research on Food Security, Natural Ressource Management and Rural Development (Tropentag).

5. Djohy, G., Zinho E., Dogo, A., Hongbété, F., Kaufmann, B., Waters-Bayer, A. (2022). Catalog and preparation steps for traditional foods prioritized by the NaviNut project in the communes of Nikki and Banikoara in northern Benin.. Parakou NaviNut / Université de Parakou, Bénin 38p.

6. Adrien Dogo. 2019. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices related to Undernutrition and Iron Deficiency Anemia among Women in reproductive Age in Northern Benin. Master's thesis,UAC Bénin. 72p.



Education

PhD in Nutrition and Food systems, specialized in food environments and policy. Oct 2020 – Dec 2023. Doctoral Sch. Of Agronomic and water Sc., University of Parakou, Benin

MSc. in Human nutrition and Food security Oct 2018 - Jun 2019. University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Master 1, Human nutrition and Foods sciences and Technology Oct 2017 - Jun 2018. University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nutrition and foods sciences Oct 2013 - Jun 2016. University of Parakou Benin, Parakou


Experience

9 years of experience in:

- providing technical assistance to agri food business development

- support agri food SMEs in nutritious food development

- Data and Monitoring nutritional outcomes impact

- Research in food environments, food policy and food systems