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Workshops

WORKSHOP 1: NATURAL RESOURCES: SUSTAINABILITY

Moderator: Marcelo Torres (AAPRESID, Argentina)

  • Better agricultural practices and their harmonization.
  • Contribution of the soybean crops to the sustainability of agricultural systems.
  • Certifying agriculture and the entire soybean industrialization process.
  • Reliable data for studying and monitoring the sustainability of soybean and their by-products.
  • Joint strategy from academy, government agents and institutions to obtain sustainability indicators (carbon and water footprint, environmental index, and others).
  • Analyses of the impact of no-till agriculture in the Mercosur countries where the technology is widely adopted.

 

WORKSHOP 2: CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT IN SOYBEAN PRODUCTION

Moderator: Patricia Bergero (BCR, Argentina)

  • Global climate change (GCC) and its impact on soybean production around the world.
  • Determination of the most vulnerable regions for sustainable soy production and the tools to reduce the impact of intensive agriculture.
  • Determining risk aspects and directing research and genetic improvement to mitigate the effects of the GCC and opportunities.
  • Overview on agricultural insurance as part of public policies and its interaction with the private sector.

 

WORKSHOP 3: SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Moderator: José França Neto (Embrapa Soja, Brazil)

Co-Moderator: Alejandra Pettinari (ALAP, Argentina)

  • Physiology of seed production, quality and technology: Physiological mechanisms, plant modified by biotic stress and consequences on the seed composition and physiologic quality (germination, vigor).
  • Novel good practices in soybean seed management to obtain the best quality in limiting environments.
  • IA and other Innovations in the equipment and process to obtain the best quality soybean seed.
  • Processing plant handling, drying and storage.
  • Important diseases affecting the soybean seed and application of seed treatments for their control.
  • Effect of seed vigor on soybean productivity.


WORKSHOP 4:  HUMAN RESOURCES AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

Moderator: Irene Alvarado (Universidad de la Tierra, Costa Rica)

Co-Moderator: Mariela Anelo (CAR, Argentina)

  • Challenging-on human resources capabilities for the new jobs of the future.
  • Digital / IA uses in agriculture education.
  • Knowledge ecosystem and soybean innovation.
  • Academic training for the seed industry.

 

WORKSHOP 5: AGRICULTURE INNOVATION: AGTECH. MEETUPS STARTUPS - COMPANIES- FARMERS.

Moderator: Carlos Becco (Consultant, Argentina)

Co-Moderator: Nicolás Marinelli (Marinelli, Argentina) 

  • Drone phenotyping.
  • Phenotyping: Robotics, computing and drones in plant breeding.
  • Technology advances in the practical application of precision agriculture new tools in soybean production.
  • Managing big data information.

 

WORKSHOP 6: ADOPTION OF GMOs AND NBT’S.

Moderator: Claudia Nari (Inari, EE. UU.)

Co-Moderator: Gabriela Levitus (Argenbio, Argentina)

Themes: Product development and opportunities. Barriers to adoption

  • Introduction: New Technologies to solve existing problems, what targets to use
  • NBT Adption, contribution to plant breeding and novel product development.
  • New Technologies: are acceptance and perceptions consistent with the risk?
  • Where we are today?
    • World review of status for GMO and NBT.
    • Deployment and release.


WORKSHOP 7: OUTLOOK OF THE USE OF BIOINPUTS IN SOYBEAN AGRICULTURE

Moderator: Gustavo González Anta (Indrasa, Argentina)

  • Outlook of the use of bioinputs in soybean agriculture.

 

WORKSHOP 8: MICROBIOMES DRIVING SOYBEAN-BASED FOOD SYSTEMS

Moderator: Angela Sessitsch, (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria)

  • MICROBIOMES4SOY - Healthier diets and sustainable food/feed systems through employing microbiomes for soya production and further use.
  • Harnessing soybean microbiomes to improve drought resilience. 
  • New technologies for soybean inoculation.
  • Quality Enhancement and Diversified Innovation of Soybean Foods: From Starter Culture Development to Flavor Optimization.
  • Highlights from the MICROBIOMES4SOY project: The role of soil and plant microbiomes to improve soybean production.

 

WORKSHOP 9: INTELECTUAL PROPERTY ACROSS THE SOYBEAN CHAIN

Moderator: Diego Risso, (URUPOV, Uruguay)

  • Intellectual Property value across the soybean chain.
  • Processes and equipment, crushing industry.
  • Germplasm, genetics and PVP. 
  • Traits and Biotechnology.
  • Startups and new technologies
  • Farmers’ perspective