We are delighted to announce that the doctoral student from the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny d’Abidjan, Cocody, Mrs. Grace Melaine Manuela COFFI, who is active in the LAFMAAL network, has successfully defended her thesis on May 16th 2025, entitled “EFFECT OF IMPROVED CASHEW NUT CAKE (ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE L., 1753) ASSOCIATED WITH CASHEW APPLE BAGASSE ON THE ZOOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS AND REPRODUCTION OF LAYING HENS (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS L., 1758)“.