27 years of FONTAGRO
Development Indicators
Thuesday, July 1 (Day 1) |
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| 08:00 |
OpeningEugenia Saini, Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO |
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Opening RemarksNicolás Bronzovich – President of FONTAGRO, Eladio Arnaud Santana – Executive Director of the Dominican Institute of Agricultural Research (IDIAF), Manuel Otero – General Director of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Gabriela Quiroga – IICA Representative in the Dominican Republic, and Limber Cruz López – Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic. |
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
Presentation: Agriculture in the Dominican Republic.Eladio Arnaud Santana – Executive Director of the Dominican Institute of Agricultural Research (IDIAF). |
| 9:30 – 10:15 |
Presentation: Analysis of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System of the Dominican Republic.Deissy Martínez Barón – Regional Lead, Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean. Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT. |
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10:30 – 10:40
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Welcome Panel 1Eugenia Saini, Executive Secretary of FONTAGRO. |
| 10:40 – 10:50 |
Multipurpose silvopastoral systems and family livestockNelson Pérez (Agrosavia, Colombia) |
| 10:50 – 11:00 |
Soil-based carbon sequestration opportunities in LACVerónica Ciganda (INIA Uruguay) |
| 11:00 – 11:10 |
Satellite monitoring of quantity and quality of available pasture livestock systemsMartín Durante (INTA Argentina) |
| 11:10 – 11:20 |
Satellite methane monitoring in rice growing regionsElizabeth Heros (UNALM Perú) |
| 11:20 – 11:30 |
Nanotechnology in agricultural soil moisture managementPablo Mamani (PROINPA, Bolivia) |
| 11:30 – 11:40 |
Greater agricultural production with lower nitrous oxide emissionsNicolás Ayub (INTA Argentina) |
| 11:40 – 11:50 |
Q&A, panel close |
Panel 2 |
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| 13:00 – 13:10 |
Regional alliances for iron-rich beans in Latin American countriesMaika Barría (IDIAP Panamá) |
| 13:10 – 13:20 |
Gene editing for improvement in plant and animal speciesSergio Feingold (INTA Argentina) |
| 13:20 – 13:30 |
Geographical indications for Mesoamerican cacaoCarlos Hernández (Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica) |
| 13:30 – 13:40 |
Vertical Farming: Horticultural innovation for Latin America and the CaribbeanJavier Pittí (IDIAP Panamá) |
| 13:40 – 13:50 |
Climate change-resilient potatoesGina Garzón Martínez (Agrosavia Colombia) |
| 13:50 – 14:00 |
Q&A, panel close |
Panel 3 |
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| 14:00 – 14:10 |
Sustainable livestock farming in the Amazon of Peru and EcuadorCarlos Gómez (Universidad Agraria La Molina) |
| 14:10 – 14:20 |
Innovations for reducing methane emissions in ruminantsYuri Granja Salcedo (Agrosavia Colombia) |
| 14:20 – 14:30 |
Leveraging biological products to build climate resilienceGloria Barrera Cubillos (Agrosavia Colombia) |
| 14:30 – 14:40 |
Network of resilient farms with sustainable forest managementMarcelo Cesar Contreras (INTA Argentina) |
| 14:40 – 14:50 |
Q&A, panel close |
Panel 4 |
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| 15:00 – 15:10 |
Prevention and management of Fusarium wiltMónica Vásquez Betancourt (Agrosavia, Colombia) |
| 15:10 – 15:20 |
One Welfare for resilience of livestock productionNatalia Aguilar (INTA Argentina) |
| 15:20 – 15:30 |
Climate-smart research and indigenous communitiesSebastián Villagra (INTA Argentina) |
| 15:30 – 15:40 |
Expanding the use of biologicals in Latin American agricultureFederico Battistoni (IIBCE Uruguay) |
| 15:40 – 15:50 |
Tropical Agriculture 4.0: efficient water managementLiliana Rojas (Agrosavia Colombia) |
| 15:50 – 16:00 |
Q&A, panel close |
Panel 5Finalist Projects |
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Moderator: Jorge Ganoza, Vice President of FONTAGRO and Director of INIA Peru |
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| 16:10 – 16:25 |
Agroecological model for avian coccidiosisAnabel Rodríguez (INTA Argentina) |
| 16:25 – 16:50 |
More productive and sustainable rice for Latin AmericaKarla Cordero (INIA Chile) |
| 16:50 – 17:10 |
Nanofertilizers in soils and nitrous oxide emissionsMónica Botero (Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia) |
| 17:10 – 17:30 |
Bioprocess for reducing the solubility of rhizospheric cadmiumAdalgisa Scotti (Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador) |
| 17:30 – 17:40 |
Q&A, panel close |
| 17:40 – 18:00 |
Closing day 1 and Announcement of the FONTAGRO Excellence Award |
| 18:00 – 20:00 |
Cultural Visit to Santo Domingo and Welcome Cocktail |
Wednesday, July 2 (Day 2) |
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| 8:45 |
Training in Knowledge Management and Communication (Project Leaders Only) |
| 9:00 – 11:00 |
Collaboration and Synergies Between Projects: Round Tables |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Science Voices: Video Production |
Thursday, July 3 (Day 3) |
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| 07:30 |
Technical tour |
FONTAGRO EXCELLENCE AWARD
Nominees
WINNERS 2025
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Agroecological model for avian coccidiosis.
Anabel Rodríguez (INTA Argentina)
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Bioprocess for reducing the solubility of rhizospheric cadmium.
Adalgisa Scotti (Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador)
Thank you to all participants:
- More productive and sustainable rice for Latin America.
Karla Cordero (INIA Chile)
- Nanofertilizers in soils and nitrous oxide emissions.
Mónica Botero (Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia)
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