Kelly
Witkowski
biology
Anthropology
Climate change
Sustainability
Biography
Biologist and anthropologist from Franklin & Marshall College, with a master's degree in Natural Resources from The University for Peace and another in International Affairs and Sustainable Development from American University, and more than 12 years of experience working on four continents. Kelly is Manager of The Climate Change and Natural Resources Program at IICA. She is in charge of promoting more efficient, sustainable and low-carbon agriculture, and identifying and promoting innovations that can bring benefits to producers in the region. She supports the development of capacities to integrate climate change into sectoral planning and action, and to foster a more active and informed participation of the agricultural sector in national and international processes related to climate change. Kelly has been working to support the validation of SRI in several countries over the past six years.
Projects
Fellow researchers
Karla Ivonne Cordero Lara
Rice breeding Rice agronomy Biotechnology Sustainable production
Martha Lucrecia Bonell
Genetic resources biotechnology rice breeding
Jose Alberto Yau
seed production SRI Biologic control plant sciences
Aurelio Amaya
Rice production Soil Sciences
Roberto Marano
Irrigation systems Water use efficiency Water resources
Cesar Eugenio Quintero
fertilization of extensive crops phosphorus and arsenic dynamics
Eduardo Jose Graterol Matute
plant breeding genetics Research and development
Sergio Alejandro Urioste Daza
Applied economics Engineer in Environment rice market
Fernando Barrera
Rural development extension technical cooperation
Galit Rodriguez Pizarro
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis of agricultural information for agricultural planning and management
