Jérôme Degreef
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Directeur scientifique Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles |
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I manage the 30 staff members from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles collaborating in the achievement of the Meise Botanic Garden missions. In addition to my team leader activities and administrative tasks, my research focuses on the tropical fungi with a special interest in the edible African species and the valorization of these ecosystem services for development. I namely co-authored field guides for identifying the most commonly consumed fungi in central African dense forests, South-Eastern African miombo and West-African savannas and a book for promoting the mushroom cultivation by local population in tropical Africa.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD, Gembloux Agricultural University, Belgium, 1998
- Agronomist Ir, Gembloux Agricultural University, Belgium, 1995
Employment history
- Scientific Director Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Meise Botanic Garden, 2014 - ongoing
- Head of department, National Botanic Garden, Belgium, 2006-2013
- Senior Scientist, National Botanic Garden, Belgium, 1999-2005
Projects
- Développement de la myciculture dans les territoires de Walungu et de Mwenga (Sud Kivu, R.D. Congo) - Research & Development project funded by ENABEL (Belgian development agency) in the framework of project Agriculture familiale et entreprenariat agricole et rural dans le Sud Kivu. Partners - ENABEL, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Université de Goma.
- Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa (website)
Professional activities
- Staff management
- Research in taxonomy and valorization of African fungi (2006 – ongoing)
- Database & website manager Edible Fungi of Tropica Africa (2017 – ongoing)
- Co-editor AbcTaxa series (2006 – ongoing)
- Editor Fungus Flora of Tropical Africa (2007 - ongoing)
- Associate editor Plant Ecology and Evolution (2010 – ongoing)
- Scientific collaborator, ULiège-Gembloux (2001 - ongoing)
- Scientific collaborator, ULB (2019 - ongoing)
Publications
FRIS Research Portal
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