Abderrhim BOUHENACHE
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Agronomy Engineer
Ph.D. Student at the university of Reims and the CIRAD
My skills focus on sustainable plant production and agroecology as well as territorial development. I am trained in experimentation and agricultural surveys, passionate about the field and I have a strong interest in crop modeling. Able to deal with different themes at scales ranging from the plant to the territory with a "cropping system" preference. I am also interested in issues of resilience and adaptation to climate change, management of resources at the farm level and to diffuse pollution problems of agricultural origin.
KEYS WORDS: Cropping systems, sustainability, agroecology, rotation, intercropping, crop modeling, multi-criteria assessment, adaptation to climate change, experimentation, surveys, territorial development.
Educational Background
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier / Paul valéry university
CIHEAM-IAMM / UPVM3
Ranking: 1/15 students
Vulnerability and adaptation assessment, improvement of the resilience of production systems to Climate Change, management of agricultural production systems in both an economic and environmental approach, learning of theoretical and practical tools and the acquisition of experience professional (individual and group internships), analyze the technico-economic functioning of the farm and the agricultural region, implementation of decision support methods, forecast analysis and strategic management in consultancy procedures at the individual and collective levels. Development of optimization models for technical and production choices at farm and regional levels. Coupling biophysical and economic models for decision support in the management of natural resources and diffuse pollution in agriculture.
the Higher National Agronomic School
(ENSA) - Algiers (Algeria)
Speciality « Plant production and improvement »
Ranking: 2/19 students
Classic training of agricultural engineers on agricultural surveys and experiments, with a focus on the plant and plot scales. Theoretical and practical courses in the various fields of Plant Science: field crops, vegetables, perennial crops, genetic improvement of plants.
the Higher National Agronomic School
(ENSA) - Algiers (Algeria)
Speciality « Genetic resources and improvement of plant production »
Ranking: 1/19 students
Preparatory School in Nature and Life Sciences
EPSNV - Algiers (Algeria)
High school of Martyr Si-Elhaoues
Mila - Algeria
Mention: good
Knowledge and Skills
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QGIS
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ArcGIS
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R packages: sf, raster and Whitebox
- Autonomous, serious and responsible
- Scientific rigor, team spirit
- Learning and synthesis skills
Experience
Ph.D. student
Subject: Impact of climate change on production and recycling of crop biomass and soil nitrogen use: a case study with maize under extreme rainfall events in Zimbabwe
Project: CLIMAZOTE- Preparation and implementation of a field rainfall manipulation experiment in Zimbabwe
- Monitoring, sampling and analyzing of soil and plants
Temporary contract as Studies Engineer
Subject: Agronomic, economic and environmental assessment of cropping systems designed to supply the methanization sector
Project: AD’METHA- Analysis of the results of cropping system trials
- Drafting of synthesis documents
- Participation in project meetings and presentation of results
- Participating to the organization of technical days
Temporary contract of 12 month
Subject: Design and ex-ante assessment of diversified cropping systems to increase the provision of ecosystem services of interest in a crop-livestock region
- Bibliography and conceptual modeling of the effects of diversified cropping systems on ecosystem services
- Co-design of diversified cropping systems with local actors
- Simulations using the APSIM model
6 month internship
Subject: Multi-criteria assessment of climate change adaptation scenarios for the sunflower crop
Project: ACCAF-OPERATE (crOP disEase Response to climATE change adaptation)
- Development of simple epidemiological models for sunflower diseases
- Simulation of risk trends according to adaptation strategies under future climate
- Design and implementation of a decision tree type model under DEXi (choice of criteria, indicators and weightings)
- Multi-criteria assessment (production, environment and health risk) of strategies
- Identification of the most promising strategies and proposal of prospects
Collective internship
Subject: Assessment of phytosanitary practices and economic performance of farms in the Tarn-et-Garonne
Project: GesPPEIR
- Survey on the use of phytosanitary products
- Introduction of the EToPhy tool and IRSA and IRTE risk indicators to local farmers
- Analysis and synthesis of the results to the participating actors
Collective internship
Subject: Territorial diagnosis of the Rotja valley
- Survey on the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of the agricultural sector to climate change
- Synthesis of the assets for relaunching the apple sector in the territory
6 month internship
Subject: Effects of the chickpea-durum wheat intercropping on water and nitrogen use efficiency
Project: ARIMNet2-SEMIARID (Sustainable and Efficient Mediterranean farming systems: Improving Agriculture Resilience through Irrigation and Diversification)
- Design, installation and monitoring of a multi-site experiment
- Sampling and laboratory analyzes (phenological variables, nitrogen in the soil and the plants, protein dosage, etc.)
- Statistical analysis of data and preliminary simulations of the water balance with the BISWAT model
- Writing and defense of an end of studies thesis
OTHER INTERNSHIPS
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Technical Institute of Field Crops - Algiers
Practical internship: « Production of cereal seeds »
Apr. 2019
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National Institute of Agronomic Research of Algeria (INRAA) - Algiers
Introductory research internship: « Morphological and karyological characterization of various Algerian plant genetic resources »
Dec. 2018
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Higher National Agronomic school - Biskra, Oued Souf
Field internship in southern Algeria: « Date palm cultivation and oasis arboriculture »
Nov. 2018
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Higher National Agronomic school - Western Algeria
Field internship in western Algeria: « Field crops in Algeria »
May 2018
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Higher National Agronomic school - Eastern Algeria
Field internship in eastern Algeria: « Production systems in Algeria »
Apr. 2018
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AGROLIVAL Groupe - Mila
Immersion internship in agronomy
Apr. 2017
Publications
- 1. Kherif O, Seghouani M, Justes E, Plaza-Bonilla D, Bouhenache A, Zemmouri B, Dokukin P, Latati M. The first calibration and evaluation of the STICS soil-crop model on chickpea-based intercropping system under Mediterranean conditions. European Journal of Agronomy. 2022; 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126449
- 2. Kherif O, Seghouani M, Zemmouri B, Bouhenache A, Keskes MI, Yacer-Nazih R, Ouaret W, Latati M. Understanding the Response of Wheat-Chickpea Intercropping to Nitrogen Fertilization Using Agro-Ecological Competitive Indices under Contrasting Pedoclimatic Conditions. Agronomy. 2021; 11(6):1225. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061225
LANGUAGES
- English: B2.3 (CEFR)
- French: bilingual
- Arabic: native language
- Spanish and Turkish: elementary
Operating systems
- GNU/Linux
- MacOS
- MS Windows
Others
- Grant for the Master GAT of CIHEAM-IAMM in 2019
- Representative of non-titular staff at the UMR SAS
- Driving license B (since 2013)
Interests
Football | North African and Mediterranean cuisine | travel and long journeys.