Uruguay

Virginia
Pravia

Pasture and forages Natural Resources Production and Environment

Biography

Agricultural Engineer graduated in 2004 from the University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, she obtained her PhD in 2017 from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Today she is an associate researcher at INIA in the national program of pastures and forages. Her activity in the area of natural resources, production and environment is based on the quantification of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) fluxes in pasture and crop agroecosystems for the development of sustainable intensification pathways that favor soil C sequestration and N use efficiency in agricultural production systems. Recent research has integrated agroecosystem simulation models, long-term field experiments, regional studies and laboratory experiments based on stable isotopes. Laboratory experiments based on stable isotope techniques (13C and 15N) to investigate the mechanisms underlying soil C and N retention and soil organic matter decomposition. He has participated in national and international initiatives and projects related to soil carbon sequestration and climate change assessment, adaptation and mitigation.

Fellow researchers

Uruguay

Verónica Ciganda

Climate smart agriculture Gas emission
Argentina

Marcelo Beltrán

Soil fertility sustainable management of productive systems carbon sequestration
Chile

Marcelo Panichini

Soil science Sustainable agriculture Carbon sequestration
Chile

Francisco Salazar Sperberg

Climate smart agriculture Pastures and forages Gas emission 
Chile

Osvaldo Teuber Winkler

Patures and forages Agroforestry Sustainable agriculture Climate change adaptation Carbon sequestration
Colombia

Miguel Andrés Arango Argoti

Soil science Climate change mitigation Carbon sequestration
Colombia

Otoniel Pérez López

Pastures and forages AGRO-SILVO-PASTORAL SYSTEMS
Costa Rica

Sergio Abarca Monge

climate-smart agriculture gas emission Pastures and forages Agricultural systems Climate smart agriculture Evaluation of Results and Impact Gas emission Rural Extension
Costa Rica

Francisco Arguedas-Acuña

Mineral nutrition of soils and plant Agricultural extension Soil fertility
Argentina

Andrés Said

Climate change Greenhouse gasses Livestock
Argentina

Romina Romaniuk

Climate smart agriculture Pastures and forages Gas emission
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)