Argentina

Karina Susana
Casellas

rural economy public policies

Biography

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Bachelor's Degree in Economics. 1997. Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences. National University of Mar del Plata.
Postgraduate in Design and Evaluation of Public Policies. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona School of Management and the Institute of Economic Research and Education.
Master's Degree in Agrarian Social Studies. Thesis in progress. FLACSO. Categorized "A" by CONEAU.
Management Background (Last 5 Years)
  • Since November 2018: Interim Director of the Center for Research in Economics and Prospecting at INTA.
  • Since October 2013: Interim Director of the Institute of Economics and Sociology at INTA.
  • 2019-2021: Economic consultancy – Economic valuation of mitigation measures from the national action plan on forests and climate change, and quantification and characterization of producers for sustainable management projects of native forests. Funded by the World Bank, Ministry of Environment, Coordinating Team.
  • 2019-2021: Technical inputs to Argentina’s long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategy in the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sector. Funded by GIZ-EU, National Program for Renewable Natural Resources, Coordinating Team.
  • 2017: Consultancy: PILOT TEST NATIONAL SURVEY ON EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS AND INNOVATION – AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. Funded by MinCyT.
  • 2017: Technical Responsible for Project UTF/020/ARG. “Analysis of the potential development of dendroenergy plantations in Argentina.” Funded by the Probiomasa Program in conjunction with PNForestal.
  • 2015-present: Responsible for the Institutional Cooperation Agreement between the Institute of Economics and CREDAIETA (Spain). Consumer preference analysis, survey collection, and experimental design.
  • Since 2012: Participant in INTA projects within the National Programs for Forestry, Vegetables, and Rural Development at INTA.

Fellow researchers

Argentina

Alejandro Radrizzani

Grasslands Silvopastoral systems Livestock systems Forrages Agriculture Bio-inputs Climate smart agriculture
Argentina

Rolando Daniel Lema

agricultural economics Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Rural Extension
Bolivia

Guerin Sensano Gil

animal health ranchers organization
Paraguay

Ruben Tellez

research management
Paraguay

Maura Ortiz

techmnology transfer
Bolivia

José Manuel Virieux

livestock production
Bolivia

Juan Carlos Rivera

livestock production
Argentina

Marcelo Pamies

Animal Sciences
Bolivia

Yuri Llorenty

Rural extension Forrages Planning and projects
Paraguay

Antero Cabrera

Animal Sciences Forrages Region coordinator Ministry of Agriculture
Argentina

Alejandro Valeiro

rural development industrial crops research management
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)