12 September 2025: Ana Leite (LANDSAM)

By Jayne P Lambrou

Ana Leite
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Ana Leite (Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric) will defend her thesis 'Feasting on the wild: the use of wild edible plants amid social-ecological change in the woodlands of Guinea-Bissau'.

Norsk tittel på avhandlingen: Bruk av spiselige ville vekster fra Guinea-Bissaus skogslandskap i sosioøkologisk endring

Title of the trial lecture:

Wild Foods and Non-Timber Forest Products in Africa: Methodological Approaches to Sustainable Development Solutions.

Time and place:

Place: Bikuben (Auditorium)
Time: 12:15 - 15:30

Follow the trial lecture and defence on Zoom.

Evaluation committee

  •  Associate Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen, Department of Geosciences & Natural Resource Management (IGN), University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Achille E. Assogbadjo, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey- Calavi, Benin
  • Professor Shai A. Divon, Noragric, Faculty of Landscape and Society, NMBU

Supervisors:

  • Main supervisor: Associate Professor (PhD) Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Noragric, Faculty of Landscape and Society, NMBU
  • Co-supervisor: Professor Ola T. Westengen, Noragric, Faculty of Landscape and Society, NMBU
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Luís Miguel Fazendeìro Catarino, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon

Freshly picked cashew fruits in Guinea-Bissau. A growing interest in plant-based diets and the use of cashews as a dairy alternative has put cashew nuts in high demand.

Read about Ana's research:

The real cost of your cashew nuts

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