Arnulfo
Gutierrez
Agriculture
Family Farming
Genetic improvement and seed management
Potato.
Biography
Agricultural Engineer, Master and Ph.D. in Agriculture obtained in Moscow. He joined IDIAP in 1997, dedicated to the genetic improvement of potato; he has also served as General Director of the institution, National Director of Research and Innovation for Agribusiness Competitiveness, Technical Coordinator of the IDIAP Experimental Station in Cerro Punta, Manager of Research Projects Innovation in potato, sweet potato and soybean crops and president of FONTAGRO; member of ALAP.
He was awarded in 2016 with the Medal of Merit “German De León” as “Best Researcher” in the agricultural sector in Panama. Among his main achievements are the release of four potato varieties and two biofortified sweet potato varieties. He is currently Manager of the Project: Breeding and development of potato and sweet potato varieties with high agronomic performance and nutritional quality.
Projects
Fellow researchers
Marìa Cecilia Bedogni
Plant genetics and breeding. POTATO CULTIVATION Phytogenetic resources
Julio Kalazich Barasi
POTATO BREEDING POTATO CULTIVATION
Francisco Vilaró
potato breeding seed potato potato
Andrea Salvalaggio
plant pathology potato virus disease epidemiology
Marino Puricelli
soil and water resources management and conservation irrigation
Roberto Tirado Lara
breeding potato potato cultivation
Jorge Andrade-Piedra
seed systems epidemiology disease management innovation systems.
Sebastián Emilio Borracci
Potato crop management. Potato seed production
Ivette Acuña
integrated management of crop diseases integrated disease management in potato
Manuel Muñoz
genetic improvement of potatoes
Olga Yanet Pérez-Cardona
Agrobiodiversity Genetic Resources Food and Nutritional Security.
Germán David Sánchez León
Agronomy and Crop Science Planting Material and Genetic Improvement Agrifood Systems.
Claudia Patricia Villota Caicedo
Rural Development Knowledge Management and Knowledge Appropriation
Federico Miri
photography design communication visual arts
