Topic: Characterisation of the diversity of the Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus (CSSV), scale insects and the insect fauna associated with the transmission of this virus in cocoa plantations.
Dates: 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2024
CBGP manager: J. Haran
University: Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Alain Déron Koffi will be visiting the CBGP as part of his PhD research at Félix Houphouët Boigny University in Abidjan. The main aim of his visit is the morphological and molecular identification of insect samples he collected from cocoa plantations in Côte d’Ivoire.