Argentina

Marcelo
Beltrán

Soil fertility sustainable management of productive systems carbon sequestration

Biography

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires and PhD in Agronomy from the National University of the South. He is currently working as a researcher at the Soil Institute of INTA Castelar and as a professor of Soil Science and Soil and Water Management and Conservation at the National University of San Antonio de Areco (UNSADA). His specialization is the study of nutrient cycling and soil carbon dynamics with a focus on management techniques that allow carbon sequestration. He is a reference and responsible in Argentina for national and international projects focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation. He has more than 30 publications on the subject. 

Fellow researchers

Uruguay

Verónica Ciganda

Climate smart agriculture Gas emission
Uruguay

Virginia Pravia

Pasture and forages Natural Resources Production and Environment
Chile

Marcelo Panichini

Soil science Sustainable agriculture Carbon sequestration
Chile

Francisco Salazar Sperberg

Climate smart agriculture Pastures and forages Gas emission 
Chile

Osvaldo Teuber Winkler

Patures and forages Agroforestry Sustainable agriculture Climate change adaptation Carbon sequestration
Colombia

Miguel Andrés Arango Argoti

Soil science Climate change mitigation Carbon sequestration
Colombia

Otoniel Pérez López

Pastures and forages AGRO-SILVO-PASTORAL SYSTEMS
Costa Rica

Sergio Abarca Monge

Climate-smart agriculture Gas emissions Pastures and forage Agricultural systems Climate smart agriculture Evaluation of Results and Impact Gas emission Rural Extension
Costa Rica

Francisco Arguedas-Acuña

Mineral nutrition of soils and plant Agricultural extension Soil fertility
Argentina

Andrés Said

Climate change Greenhouse gasses Livestock
Argentina

Romina Romaniuk

Climate smart agriculture Pastures and forages Gas emission
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)