Ecuador

Victor Hugo
Barrera Mosquera

Production systems; natural resource management; agricultural economics; climate change

Biography

I hold a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Central University of Ecuador, a Master's degree in Production Systems from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and a PhD in Project Planning and Management from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. I have a solid track record in agricultural research and development for 37 years. I have served as Research Director at INIAP and Principal Investigator of the Biometrics Department and the Technology Validation and Transfer Units. I am currently responsible for the Agricultural Economics and Climate Change Unit at INIAP.
My work focuses on socioeconomic and environmental studies, as well as research on natural resource management and climate change, highlighting research in conservation agriculture, with a focus on environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. I have published scientific articles with independent reviewers, books, and book chapters.