Coordinadora:

Paula Fernandes (CIRAD, Martinica, Francia)

CIRAD / Paula FERNANDES    28 August 1972            Ing. and PhD

Researcher at CIRAD (France), research unit “Designing horticultural systems for a better life in sustainable ecosystems”, based at International Joint Lab Ecological Intensification of Cultivated Soils in West Africa, Dakar (LMI-IESOL), Senegal, also coordinator of the DIVECOSYS DP (platform in partnership for research and training) since September 2016.

1999: PhD in Agronomical Sciences at INPL, Nancy, France. Soil fertility and biological functions in Sahelian area (Sénégal) with CIRAD/ISRA partnership. CIRAD agent since 2003.

2003-2005 : Junior researcher at IAC New Calédonia, 2006-2016 researcher in PRAM/CAEC Martinique, conception of agroecologically based vegetable systems, management of soil fertility and diseases, August 2016 – Today : conception of agroecologically based vegetable systems, management of soil fertility and diseases. Research, project management (Interreg-Devag 2009-2014, various projects in Martinique and Senegal). 

Selected peer-reviewed scientific publications, relevant for this proposal

Nordey T, J Ochieng, Z Ernest, N Mlowe, I Mosha, P Fernandes, 2020. Is vegetable cultivation under low tunnels a profitable alternative to pesticide use ? The case of cabbage cultivation in northern Tanzania. Crop Protection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105169.

Thuriès L., Ganry F., Sotamenou J., Oliver R., Parrot L., Simon S., Montange D., Fernandes P.. 2019. Cash for trash: An agro-economic value assessment of urban organic materials used as fertilizers in Cameroon Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 39 : 13 p.

Deberdt P, Fernandes P, Coranson-Beaudu R, Minatchi S, A Ratnadass, 2018. The use of biocontrol plants to manage bacterial wilt of tomato in the tropics. Acta Hortic. 1207, 115-122.
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.15
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.15

Fontes D., Mazorra C., Acosta Y., Pardo J., Martinez J., Hermandez J., Gonzalez A., Fernandes P., Lavigne C., 2018. Comportamiento productivo de coberturas vivas de leguminosas herbacéas en una plantación de guayaba (Psidium guajava L.) var. Enana roja cubana EEA-1840.  Universidad&Ciencia,  Vol. 7, No. 2, Pág. 297-308.

Woignier T., Clostre F., Fernandes P., Soler A, Rangon L, Sastre-Conde MI, Lesueur Jannoyer M., 2018. The pesticide chlordecone is trapped in the tortuous mesoporosity of allophane clays. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (22) : 21350-21361.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9370-1

Woignier T., Clostre F., Fernandes P, et al. 2016. Compost addition reduces porosity and chlordecone transfer in soil microstructure. Environl Sci and Pollution Res, 23 (1) : p. 98-108.

Deberdt P., Gozé E., Coranson Beaudu R., Perrin B., Fernandes P., Lucas P., Ratnadass A. 2015. Crotalaria spectabilis and Raphanus sativus as previous crops show promise for the control of bacterial wilt of tomato without reducing bacterial populations. Journal of Phytopathology, 163 (5) : p. 377-385.

T. Woignier, P. Fernandes, et al, 2013. Soil microstructure and organic matter: keys for chlordecone sequestration. J of Hazardous Materials, 262: 357-364.

Ratnadass A., Fernandes P., et al 2012. Plant species diversity for sustainable management of crop pests and diseases in agroecosystems: a review. ASD, 32 (1) : 273-303. Highly cited paper

Fernandes, P., et al, 2011. The INTERREG-DEVAG project: a regional network for the development of agroecological cropping systems for horticultural crops in the caribbean. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 894:147-151.   

Best 5 selected non-scientific publications, e.g. policy documents, guidelines or newspaper articles etc

Fernandes P. (ed) et al 2014. Projet Interreg Devag : Produits et résultats 2009-2013. Montpellier : CIRAD, 1 DVD (18 technical leaflets and booklets).

Temple L., Fouilleux E., Malézieux E., Rafflegeau S., De Bon H., Silvie P., Vayssières J.F., Affholder F., Montet D., Joly H., Fernandes P., Bendjebbar P., Le Gal P.Y., Maraux F. 2015. Contributions de la recherche agronomique à l'agriculture biologique dans les pays du Sud : note de synthèse, groupe de travail agriculture biologique, Cirad, Montpellier. Montpellier : CIRAD, 13 p.

Fernandes P., Van Vliet G et al., 2012. Recherche dans le secteur agricole : retours d’expériences et pistes de reflexion. In Seminaire-atelier « Développement et renforcement des capacités de recherche en Haïti », AIRD, Port-au-Prince, 19-20 avril 2012. [Invited conference].

Fernandes P. (ed.), Le Thomas L. (ed.), Birrien V. (ed.). 2014. Projet Interreg Devag : Produits et résultats 2009-2013 = Proyecto Interreg Devag : productos y resultados 2009-2013. Montpellier : CIRAD, 1 DVD.

Ganry F (ed.), Fernandes P (ed.), Paulet F (ed.), 2008. Impact agronomique et environnemental de la gestion des matières organiques (MO) en milieu tropical : formation des agents du développement agricole et informatique publique, 23 au 27 juin 2008, PRAM, Martinique [CD-ROM].