Colombia

Jaramillo Noreña
Jorge Eliecer

Biography

Master Senior Researcher, Vegetable Network, AGROSAVIA. Agronomist, National University of Colombia, Medellín campus, with a Master’s degree in Entomology from the same institution, specializing in integrated pest management. From April 2008 to August 2012, Coordinator of the National Vegetable Network. First Innovation Manager of the Vegetable Network (2012–2014). Has 32 years of experience working with ICA, CORPOICA, and AGROSAVIA in vegetable production systems. He has led research and technology transfer projects in partnership with other institutions, which have facilitated the validation and dissemination of applied and participatory research on topics such as artisanal vegetable seed production, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Clean Vegetable Production, the evaluation of imported vegetable materials, and the development of technological models. These models consist of technical and agronomic recommendations for competitive and sustainable vegetable cultivation in both protected and open-field conditions.

He is the leader at AGROSAVIA for the research and technology transfer line promoting protected agriculture for vegetable production in areas with high temperatures and cold climates.

Projects

Project leader

Protected Horticulture

Fellow researchers

Dominican Republic

César A. Martínez Mateo

Panama

Maika Lorena Barría Castro

Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Colombia

Martha Marina Bolaños Benavides

Agriculture Capacity building Evaluation of Results and Impact Pests y Diseases Rural Extension
Panama

José Isaac Mejía Gutiérrez

Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Panama

Gloria Gisela Olave Vasquez

Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Panama

Liliam Marieth Marquínez Batista

Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Productive systems Rural Extension
Dominican Republic

Elpidio Avilés Quezada

Dominican Republic

Leocadia Sánchez Martínez

Dominican Republic

Socorro García Pantaleón

Dominican Republic

José Miguel Romero del valle

Panama

José Alberto Yau Quintero

Agriculture Climate smart agriculture Rural Extension
Panama

Vidal Aguilera Cogley

Epidemiology Disease Control Fruit trees Biologic control Teaching Researcher Bioinputs
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)