New contribution to knowledge about sustainability and seeds in Argentina. Doctoral thesis by Almendra Cremaschi, director of Bioleft.

As part of Bioleft’s commitment to training professionals committed to sustainable agriculture and the production of situated knowledge, we are sharing the doctoral thesis of Almendra Cremaschi, director of Bioleft, from the Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences UNLP – FCAyF, entitled “Transitions to sustainability in Argentina’s seed system,”

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Bioleft was on the radio

María Laura Bravo, a member of Bioleft and also professor, researcher, and extension agent at the Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of the National University of La Plata (UNLP), participated in the program Bicivilizados on radiocolmena.com.

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🌱 Seeds, knowledge, and resistance: Bioleft and Minka at the International Colloquium on Perspectives on Ecology in Latin America 

As part of the International Colloquium on Perspectives on Ecology in Latin America (see more), Bioleft participated in the roundtable discussion “Towards shared sustainability: lessons learned from collaborative experiences in Latin America,” reflecting on the challenges and lessons learned around the exchange and improvement of open seeds in Argentina.

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Maize Trial Mapping – Bioleft 2025

During this campaign, we collaboratively carried out a participatory corn evaluation network, with trials distributed in Junín, Entre Ríos, and southeastern Córdoba. The network seeks to generate collective knowledge about the behavior of different corn varieties, focusing on materials developed by farmers and non-transgenic hybrids of interest for organic and agroecological production systems. 

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Bioleft at the European Commission

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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Bioleft at the 2025 National and International Congress on Agrobiotechnology

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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Closing of the 2024–2025 Campaign: Learnings, Flavors, and Community Around Creole Tomatoes

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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Autumn in the Garden: Seed Exchange and Maintenance of the Experimental Plot at UNSAM

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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