141st KUASS: KYOTO UNIVERSITY AFRICAN STUDIES SEMINAR (December 19)

Safus on the move: From human-shaped genetic variation to emerging global value chains

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Event Info

Presenter
  • Dr. Aurore Rimlinger
Date & Venue
  • December 19. 2025（Friday）
  • 11:30~12:45
  • Hybrid Meeting On Site (Small-sized meeting room Ⅱ, 3F Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall, Kyoto University) + Online (Zoom)
Language
  • English
Contact
  • Center for African Area Studies

    Tel：075-753-7803
  • caas@jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Summary

This presentation will explore how the trajectories of the tree species Dacryodes edulis—the safu— have been shaped by human practices across Central Africa. The first part will examine how cultivation practices influence the species’ diversity by drawing on a combination of ethnographic, morphological, and genetic data. By tracing the interplay between farmers’ knowledge and selection choices in rural and urban contexts, it will demonstrate how human actions structure the morphological variation and spatial genetic patterns observed today. The second part will focus on postdoctoral research into emerging Central African food export chains and the growing presence of safu in cross-border and international trade. It will highlight the new opportunities created for producers, as well as the constraints and frictions introduced by global market standards, regulatory frameworks and shifting consumer demands.

instructor

Dr. Aurore Rimlinger

Date & Venue

December 19. 2025（Friday）
11:30~12:45
Hybrid Meeting On Site (Small-sized meeting room Ⅱ, 3F Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall, Kyoto University) + Online (Zoom)

Language

English

Eligibility

Everyone is welcomed to attend.

Registration

For attendance online, please register from below prior to the meeting.
Registration Form
＊The registration deadline is 5pm on 18 December.

Profile

Independent researcher, former junior lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (University of Lausanne)

Co-hosted by

Fashloks Project

Contact

Center for African Area Studies

Tel：075-753-7803
caas@jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Notes

There are no parking lots available. Please use public transport.