Guirguissou Maboudou Alidou Rural sociologist specialized in adoption and diffusion studies, the study of organizations and the qualitative analysis of agricultural policies, I have more than 15 years of experience combining research to development. My technical and academic education is strengthened by training both in theory and practice. I am also trained for impact assessment, network analysis, social capital studies, and for proposal writing. I conducted and/or participated to the participatory development of post-harvest technologies (rice, maize, yam, cassava groundnut and Shea nut), adoption studies, and impact assessments. My interest remains understanding social dynamics and interactions, which have constituted the core domains of my investigations from my bachelor to my on-going PhD. I am currently a researcher at the Programme of Agricultural Policy Analysis of the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (PAPA/INRAB).