Semillas Abiertas
¡Estamos felices de compartir que Bioleft fue uno de los proyectos seleccionados en la Convocatoria 2024 del Programa de Reconocimiento Institucional (PRI) de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)!
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En el marco del Coloquio Internacional Perspectivas de la Ecología en América Latina (ver más), Bioleft participó de la mesa “Hacia sostenibilidades compartidas: aprendizajes desde experiencias colaborativas en Latinoamérica”, reflexionando sobre los desafíos y aprendizajes en torno al intercambio y mejoramiento de semillas abiertas en Argentina.
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Durante esta campaña llevamos adelante de manera colaborativa una red de evaluación participativa de maíces, con ensayos distribuidos en Junín, Entre Ríos y el sudeste de Córdoba. La red busca generar conocimiento colectivo sobre el comportamiento de distintas variedades de maíz, con foco en materiales desarrollados por agricultorxs y en híbridos no transgénicos de interés para sistemas de producción orgánica y agroecológica.
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En Bioleft seguimos generando recursos prácticos para contribuir a la soberanía alimentaria. En esta oportunidad, compartimos un tutorial para conservar semillas de tomate, y otros cultivos como pimientos, zapallitos y calabazas, de manera sencilla y efectiva.
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As part of a scientific delegation from CENIT, Julián Asinsten, a member of Bioleft, traveled to Seville (Spain) to take part in a series of institutional activities related to the EnergyTRAN project.
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From May 22 to 23, Bioleft participated in the 10th National and International Congress on Agrobiotechnology, Intellectual Property, and Public Policies, held in Chascomús. This event has become a key space for debating the present and future of agricultural innovation in Argentina, bringing together scientific, political, and technological perspectives.
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This past April, we held the closing workshop for the 2024–2025 campaign of the collaborative evaluation project of Creole tomatoes. Once again, we came together from different regions and experiences to celebrate a collective process that continues to grow, driven by the commitment of gardeners, agroecological producers, researchers, students, and defenders of open-pollinated seeds.
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On Tuesday, April 29, we held another work session at Casa Huerta Astro, located on the Miguelete Campus of the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). The activity was part of the project “Living Lab: growing, experimenting, and learning at UNSAM”, developed by Bioleft in collaboration with the Sustainability and Environment Area of the Secretariat of Outreach and Engagement (SEyV), and with technical support from INTA San Martín.
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On Friday, April 25, the Bioleft team held a virtual meeting with members of Chile’s Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP), a public agency under the Ministry of Agriculture. The objective of the meeting was to exchange experiences, learn about ongoing initiatives, and explore potential avenues for collaboration.
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As part of the “Food Sovereignty” course-project taught in the 6th year of UNSAM’s Escuela Secundaria Técnica, we worked with the students to explore the concept of food sovereignty as the right of peoples to define their own policies and strategies for food production, distribution, and consumption, while respecting the environment and biodiversity. In class, we reflected on how this principle is (or isn’t) manifested in our neighborhood: what foods we consume, how we access them, and what obstacles we face in ensuring safe, healthy, and sustainable nutrition.
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