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Director-General QU Dongyu
Let us be better together Building Four Betters – Agrifood Systems.
Regional Representative
Mr. Rene Orellana Halkyer was appointed by the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, as Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, effective 1 November 2025.
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Events
Sustainable management of soil fertility to mitigate climate change
Hybrid Event, 25/08/2022
Background
Since the end of 2021 and so far in 2022, the world faces a shortage of fertilizers, driven by a rise in prices. In addition, fertilizers have ceased to be available on the market, as numerous production plants, which faced negative margins, stopped production, among other factors, due to the increase in the price of energy. Consequently, the reduction of fertilizer applications is expected to decrease the yield and quality of food production.
The fertilizer crisis presents a unique opportunity to scale up alternative sustainable fertilization management practices that enable soil recarbonization, giving a promising approach not only to improve soil health, increase food security and agricultural incomes, but also to mitigate climate change (FAO, 2019).
The event is jointly organized by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Latin American Soil Alliance (ASLAC), Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Argentine Association of Producers in Direct Seeding (Aapresid).
Objective
- Dissemination of knowledge and exchange of opinions at the regional level on the sustainable management of soil fertility with emphasis on carbon sequestration in soils and efficient use of nitrogen fertilizers.
- Identification of alternatives for sustainable management of soil fertility focused on recarbonization and optimization of the use of nitrogen fertilizers.
Target audience
This event is aimed at a wide spectrum of audiences, such as technicians and extension workers, scientists, members of communities of practice, students, farmers, decision makers, representatives of public institutions, researchers , among others.
Agenda
August 25, 2022 |10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chile time
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Topic |
Panelist |
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10:00 - 11:30 |
First block: Webinar Technical Fundamentals soils for nutrition |
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10:00 - 10:05 |
Opening of the webinar. |
Natalia Rodríguez Land and Water Officer, Secretariat of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO |
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10:05 - 10:10 |
Opening comments / Background |
Sol Ortíz General Director of Policy, Prospecting and Climate Change - SADER, Mexico/ President ASLAC |
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10:10 - 10:15 |
Presentation of the Agenda and structure of the event |
Ana Posas Moderator Agricultural Officer, FAO |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Nitrogen in production systems: effects on the environment, human health, and climate change. |
Iván Ortíz-Monasterio Principal Investigator of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico. |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Nature-based solutions to optimize soil fertility and fertilizer use. |
Francisco Pugno Manager of Agritest SRL and Partner of Aapresid, Argentina |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Diagnosis of fertility and efficiency in the use of nitrogenous fertilizers |
Vinisa Saynes Consultant for the Global Soil Partnership, FAO |
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11:00 - 11:20 |
Round of questions to panelists |
Moderator, panelists and audience |
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11:20 - 11:30 |
Interactive quiz with the audience (3 questions from the presentations in the first block) |
Ana Posas Moderator Agricultural Officer, FAO |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Break |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Videos:
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Second block: Discussion for the exchange of experiences |
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12:00 - 12:05 |
Introduction to the second block |
Ana Posas Moderator Agricultural Officer, FAO |
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12:05 - 12:30 |
Agricultural valorization of aquatic plants extracted as part of a community project to control eutrophication of an Andean lagoon in Colombia. |
Stéphane Roux Project Chief, Principal Engineer, Setec International, France-Colombia. |
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The power of the invisible: the impact of microorganisms on food safety |
Sergio de los Santos. Professor and Researcher at the Technologic Institute of Sonora, Mexico. |
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Linkage of stubble use, carbon balance, greenhouse gas emissions and crop growth for sustainable sugarcane production, northwestern region of Argentina. |
Manuel Valencia Student of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences, University of the Llanos, Colombia. |
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Suitability of plant growth-promoting bacteria to decrease nitrous oxide emissions: A case study in sugarcane. |
Jorge Chalco Researcher CONICET and INTA- Agricultural Experimental Station Salta, Argentina. |
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Yield, quality and nutritional status of M Mex cassava grown on a tropical acid soil in response to nitrogen and lime. |
Gabrielle de Souza Agricultural Officer, Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago/ Focal Point GSP. |
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Repository of experiences in sustainable management of the CoP-soils. |
Javiera Suárez Facilitator Soil Community of Practice, FAO. |
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12:30 - 13:20 |
Round of questions and answers from the audience. |
Moderator, panelists and audience. |
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13:20 - 13:30 |
Conclusions and closing of the event. |
Ana Posas Moderator Agricultural Officer, FAO. |
Documents
Videos
Resources and links of interest
- State of the World's Soil Resource
- Soil nutrient balance. Global, regional and national trends, 1961-2018
- Sustainable soil management as a key to preserving soil biodiversity and halting soil degradation
- SoiLEX - Legal instruments related to soil and soil governance
- Soil Doctors Program
- Recarbonising the world's soils: A technical manual of recommendations for sustainable soil management
Associated events
- Cycle of Conversations Climate and resilient management of agricultural ecosystems
- Global Symposium on Soils in Support of Nutrition
- Biofertilizers and other technologies available to address the Fertilizer Crisis in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
- Regional Event: Commemoration of World Soil Day
Website of interest
In media (only spanish)
- Avoiding soil degradation is promoting life
- Soil recarbonization in Costa Rica: an experience that opens up multiple possibilities
- Protecting biodiversity and promoting sustainable management: FAO's work on soils
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FAO Specialist Contact
Ana Posas Guevara
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