Argentina

Jairo
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Computer science data science

Biography

CEO and Co-Founder of Kilimo, a digital platform that, using relevant climate, soil and crop data, helps the farmers to make efficient decisions related to irrigation management. He is a Computer Engineer from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina and a specialist in data science. For more than 10 years he has led startups focused on technology and sustainability for agriculture. In 2018, after the consolidation of Kilimo, he was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by the Argentine Government. He is a member of the Global Shapers community of the World Economic Forum and a founding member of the open data NGO Open Data Córdoba.

Fellow researchers

Argentina

Gabriel Augusto Angella

agricultural water management crop water requirements IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Uruguay

Claudio García

agricultural water management irrigarion systems design and operation Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Nicaragua

Luis Manuel Urbina Urbina

agronomy integrated watershed management
Spain

Luciano Mateos Iñiguez

agronomy irrigation water engineering Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Holland

Gerlo Borghuis

irrigation agricultural water management water management and socio-technical approach
Argentina

Juana María López

computer science gis remote sensing automated decision-making tools
Argentina

Gabriela Alejandra Barraza

computer science gis remote sensing
Holland

Howard van Meer

agronomy water resources agro-meteorology
Argentina

Carolina Patricia Frías

agronomy irrigation
Argentina

Juan Rufail

computer systems computer networks
Uruguay

Cecilia Berrueta

agronomy eco-physiology of horticultural crops
Nicaragua

Rolando José Garay Oviedo

Agronomy sustainable development
Nicaragua

Irving Igor Paredes Martínez

Agronomy Water sanitation Irrigation
Nicaragua

Juan Ariel Oporta

Agronomy Genetic improvement
Nicaragua

César Antonio Acevedo Narváez

agronomy bio-inputs and vegetables
Nicaragua

Helder Martin García Almanza

Agronomy Animal genetic improvement Agricultural systems Climate smart agriculture
Nicaragua

Duilio Isabel Cano Torrez

Computer science gis
Nicaragua

Wilber Martín Baltodano Sotelo

agronomy Formulation Evaluation and Project Management
Nicaragua

Oscar Fabricio Castillo Mendoza

agronomy agroecology plant breeding statistics
Nicaragua

Stefany Torrez Osorio

agricultural sciences plant breeding animal husbandry
Nicaragua

Diógenes José Altamirano Gonzáles

veterinary biotechnology agroecology sustainable development
Argentina

Catriel Santillán

agronomy crops ecophysiology
Argentina

Paula Alejandra Plomer

Agronomy Landscape Architecture Digital marketing
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)