Soils Conference 2015

Oral presentations

2pm Opening Ceremony.

2.15pm “Soils Services and Land Use Conflicts”, Henry Jiménez E. Ag. Eng., MSc. Valle University.

2.30pm “Vermicomposting and Vermiculture for Sustainable Agriculture”, Arturo Bolaños, Soil and Water Technologist, Lombrices de Colombia.

3.00pm “Sloping Lands Soils Management”, Harold Hernández B. Agricultural Eng., Valle Department Environment Authority - CVC.

3.30pm. “Accompanying Mining in the Valle del Cauca”. Ruth Meldivielso, Geolog. Eng, Valle Department Environment Authority - CVC.

4.00pm Coffee Break

4.15pm “Soils Study for Water Rational Use at the Cauca Valley – Case study”. Javier Jaramillo, Agricultural Eng., Soil Physic Spec., National University & Valle University.

4.45pm “Production Plans of the Land Restitution Unit”. Fernando Alvarez Agron. Eng., Agroecology Spec., Social Sciences Spec., Valle Department Land Restitution Unit.

5.15pm Panel.

6.00pm Closing ceremony.

Field Tour at La Bandera Hill Park – Cali – Colombia.

Saturday 05 December 2015

8.00-11.00am Field Tour. Soil assessment, recovery of degraded sloping lands, soil erosion, soil and water management. Reforestation program. Mining debris management at La Bandera Hill Park – Cali.

Technical support and guidance: Environmental authority Cali city - DAGMA, Diego Escobar Agron. Eng. Corpocuencas, Jorge Berrío Forest Eng., Henry Jiménez E. Ag. Eng. MSc., Valle University.