Colombia

Lorena Inés
Mestra Vargas

Biography

Veterinary Doctor and Zootechnician, Specialist in Animal Nutrition, Master of Science from the Federal University of Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Junior Researcher at Colciencias, affiliated with the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation - AGROSAVIA. Leader of the Livestock and Small Species Network at the Turipaná Research Center (2020-2024) and Associate Researcher in projects of the Livestock and Small Species Network and the Roots and Tubers Network. Also associated with the International Alliance project: "Creation of the Beef Value Chain through Optimization of Rumen Microbiome and Forage Management using a Digital Platform", framed under the Association of Research in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development-SATREPS in partnership with JICA and Japan. Experienced in the development of research and development and innovation (R&D&I) projects, with skills in planning and directing integration and articulation processes within the agricultural sector.

Research Areas: Forage Conservation, Alternative Feeds, Metabolism and Efficiency in Nutrient Use, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, Agri-food Systems, Integrated and Sustainable Animal Production Models, Rural Extension, and Food Security.

Contact information: lmestra@agrosavia.co

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Fellow researchers

Colombia

Olga Lucia Mayorga Mogollón

biochemistry Agricultural systems Climate smart agriculture Gas emission
Argentina

Patricia Ricci

animal nutrition Agricultural systems Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Gas emission
Colombia

Yury Tatiana Granja Salcedo

Ruminant Nutrition GHG Precision Livestock Metabolism Rumen Microbiology
Colombia

Diana Marcela Valencia Echavarria

Ruminant Nutrition Precision Livestock GHG Pasture and Forage Management
Colombia

Andrea Milena Sierra Alarcón

Ruminant nutrition GHG Grass and forage
Colombia

Fredy Enrique Segura Quijano

Embedded Systems. Passive sensors. tinyML
Argentina

Florencia Garcia

Enteric methane mitigation; Feed additives; Ruminant production; Ruminal microbiota; Greenhouse Gases
Argentina

Jorge Martínez Ferrer

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; BEEF MEAT QUALITY; RUMINANT FEEDING AND NUTRITION; RUMINAL FERMENTATION MODIFIERS; ENTERIC METHANE MITIGATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM AND EXCRETION.
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)