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In September 2024, Bioleft had the privilege of participating in the Open Science Dynamic Convergence Workshop hosted by the Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA). The workshop brought together a diverse group of researchers, students, policymakers, funders, and others to discuss ways to make science more accessible, engaging, and actionable.
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En el marco de la colaboración técnica entre Bioleft y la Rete Semi Rurali, Enrico Cresta fue invitado a presentar el trabajo que está haciendo de fitomejoramiento participativo de maíz para la producción orgánica. Su presentación, “Breeding partecipativo (PPB*) di una varietà OP di mais per l’agricoltura biologica in Argentina: strategie per eliminare inquinamento da OGM” fue recibida por parte del equipo de Semi Rurali con base en Florencia (Italia).
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On September 10th, the Bioleft extension team visited Julia’s farm, a member of the Minka cooperative for agroecological seed production, located in Florencio Varela. This is where the varieties of tomatoes linked to the “Al rescate del tomate criollo” project are being evaluated.
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Este lunes 19 de agosto, Joaquín Sánchez, estudiante de Administración y Gestión Empresarial, se sumó a Bioleft como adscripto en un programa de la Escuela de Economía y Negocios (EEYN) de la Universidad de San Martín.
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On Wednesday, July 31, the closing workshop for the 2023-2024 collaborative tomato evaluation season between Minka and Bioleft was held at Julia’s farm, a member of Minka, located in Florencio Varela.
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As part of the “Al Rescate del Tomate criollo” project [“To the Rescue of Creole Tomato”], which seeks to recover tomato flavour through the collection, exchange and collaborative breeding of creole tomatoes, the Closing workshop of Creole Tomato 2023/2024 season was held virtually on June 26. More than 30 grower-breeders from different regions of the country participated in the workshop”.
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Recovering authentic tomato flavour is one of my biggest goals since I started to grow my food. The gatherings between urban growers, where we exchange seeds and knowledge, are crucial to preserving vegetal diversity.
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As part of the Bioleft’s participatory breeding experiments, Enrico Cresta, an organic farmer and member of Bioleft, selects and develops his own open-pollinated (OPV) and GMO-free corn variety, adapted and improved to the organic conditions of his “Altos Verdes” establishment, located in the Cordoba province.
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Last June 3rd, Enrico Cresta and Almendra Cremaschi participated as speakers in the workshop “Professionalizing Practice II: evaluation and diagnosis of socio-productive experiences” developed by the University Diploma on Agroecology at the National University of La Plata.
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Last June 5, International Environmental Day, Bioleft and the team from “Al Rescate del Tomate Criollo” [To the Rescue of Creole Tomato] participated in the First UBA Environmental Conference held on the Faculty of Agronomy campus, with the goal of meeting, interacting and making visible the University contributions on environmental matters. It was an enrichment day, where we could gather and learn from experiences of management and innovation and become aware of the actions and contributions of the University community on environmental matters.
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