Argentina

Alejandro
Valeiro

rural development industrial crops research management

Biography

Alejandro Valeiro is a retired associate researcher at INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology) in Argentina. He joined INTA in 1988 and coordinated the LABINTEX-Europe project.

His current area of work involves connecting various departments and specialties within INTA with R&D institutions across European countries. Valeiro's extensive experience at INTA includes:

- **Technology Transfer**: He began his career focusing on technology transfer in extension services.
- **Coordination Roles**: He coordinated all teams from the Extension Agencies in Santiago del Estero province and later led the research area at the Famaillá Experimental Station in Tucumán.
- **Project Coordination**: He has managed national and international research and transfer projects.
- **National Program Coordination**: Before his current international role, he coordinated the National Program for Industrial Crops.

Valeiro's contributions have significantly impacted agricultural research and technology transfer in Argentina.

Citations:
[1] https://posgrado.agro.unlp.edu.ar/pluginfile.php/137448/mod_resource/content/1/INTA%202017_plaguicidas_en_el_ambiente.pdf
[2] https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/ta_article/la-trama-de-como-argentina-abandono-el-proyecto-sprint-que-detecta-el-nivel-de-plaguicidas-en-las-personas/
[3] https://www.infoleg.gob.ar/basehome/actos_gobierno/actosdegobierno15-9-2008-7.htm
[4] https://www.argentina.gob.ar/inta/investigacion-y-extension
[5] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Nacional_de_Tecnolog%C3%ADa_Agropecuaria
[6] https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ciencia/planrhcyt/inta-dn-asistente-transferencia-y-extension

Fellow researchers

Argentina

Rolando Daniel Lema

agricultural economics Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Rural Extension
Argentina

Alejandro Radrizzani

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

Karina Susana Casellas

rural economy public policies
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)