Argentina

Roberto
Marano

Irrigation systems Water use efficiency Water resources

Biography

Engineer in Water Resources (FICH-UNL, 1990) - Magister Scientiae in Irrigation and Drainage (Fac. De Cs. Agrarias-UNCuyo, 2000). Doctor of Science, Program in Irrigação e Drenagem at The Luiz de Queiroz Higher School of Agriculture (ESALQ) of The University of São Paulo (Brazil, 2014). Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences since 1995. Currently exclusive Ordinary Associate Professor, responsible for the Diagnosis and Water Technology subject of the Agronomic Engineering career (FCA-UNL). Category II in the Incentive Program. Permanent Professor in the following programs: Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences (FCA_UNL), Master’s degree in Intensive Crops (FCA-UNL), in Irrigation and Drainage (FCA_UNCuyo) and in Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management. His research activity focuses on the planning, design and operation of irrigation systems, evaluation of surface and subsurface water dynamics, quantification of water balances at the batch level and at the regional level, agronomic practices for the management and conservation of farm water, design of strategies for the optimization of water use in rainfed crops and water resource planning studies.

Fellow researchers

Chile

Karla Ivonne Cordero Lara

Rice breeding Rice agronomy Biotechnology Sustainable production
Argentina

Martha Lucrecia Bonell

Genetic resources biotechnology rice breeding Agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases
Venezuela

Aurelio Amaya

Rice production Soil Sciences
Argentina

Cesar Eugenio Quintero

fertilization of extensive crops phosphorus and arsenic dynamics
Costa Rica

Kelly Witkowski

biology Anthropology Climate change Sustainability Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Productive systems Rural Extension
Colombia

Eduardo Jose Graterol Matute

plant breeding genetics Research and development
Colombia

Sergio Alejandro Urioste Daza

Applied economics Engineer in Environment rice market
Chile

Fernando Barrera

Rural development extension technical cooperation
Chile

Galit Rodriguez Pizarro

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis of agricultural information for agricultural planning and management
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)