Judith Yenoukoume Firmine Ayina Honfoga has been appointed as Research Assistant – Agronomist at the Center’s new office for West and Central Africa - Coastal & Humid Regions in Cotonou, Benin. She holds an MSc in Applied Plant Biology from Abomey-Calavi University, Benin. Judith previously worked in a cowpea pest control program at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).