A History of the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship

Bioversity established the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship Scheme to honour the memory and celebrate the work of Dr Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo. Dr Ouédraogo led Bioversity's forestry programme from 1993-1999. As Bioversity's Director for Sub-Saharan Africa he ably led the institute's activities in the region until his untimely death in a plane crash in January 2000.

As founding Director of the Forest Tree Seed Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Coordinator of the joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Le Comité Permanent Inter Etats de lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS) regional forest genetic resources programme, he made a tremendous impact nationally and regionally, taking his skills to the international level through serving on various FAO, CIRAD-Forêt, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and World Conservation Union (IUCN) committees.

Dr Ouédraogo left an indelible mark on Bioversity and the world forestry community as a whole. At the time of his death he was exploring ways to bring young African scientists into the international research environment; his ideas are incorporated into the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship Scheme.

The 2011 call is now closed. See the winner announcement and  the text of the previous call (160 KB). (160 KB)