BIOENERGY CROPS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Agricultural Engineer and COO
With over two decades of experience in intensive crop production and organic farming, he possesses a diverse range of skills across various fields. His expertise includes developing biodynamic projects for both irrigated and rainfed conditions, assessing rural areas in marginal regions, conducting financial analysis on biobased initiatives, and managing international trade operations. Adrian has served as a partner and developer of multiple intensive crop productions utilizing irrigation models, managing their operations and logistics. In addition, he possesses a strong background in good agricultural practices and GMPs, having played a key role in customizing and managing food safety compliance systems. His particular focus lies in developing and implementing regenerative models for industrial crop business and production systems.
Job Titles:
- International Consultant With an
- Logistic and Machinery Expert
Mr. Hefner is an international consultant with an MBA from Thunderbird, American Graduate School with demonstrated experience and expertise on farm level and regional evaluations. He has a strong background on biomass handling, densification, and machinery development for large thermal electric power facilities and business plan development with energy crops in developing countries. Expert on energy crops in Latin America and Africa with focus on energy grass logistics. He has been involved in a variety of bioenergy projects in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mozambique, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Zambia, Ghana, Mexico, and Argentina
Dr. Maletta has 35 years of experience as economist and food security expert providing services on rural development, economy and climate change for international organizations. His background involves socio-economic assessments for small households in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and several other countries in Asia. He is author of dozens of books on poverty alleviation, food security, land tenure and agricultural economics, statistical analysis and developed hundreds of projects worldwide with international organizations like FAO, World Bank, IFAD among many others.
Emiliano Maletta is an accomplished agronomist and agricultural engineer with extensive expertise in industrial crop cultivation, applied agroecology, and bioenergy projects. With a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and postgraduate studies in Plant Physiology, he possesses a strong background in specialized areas such as crop models, life cycle assessments (LCA), GIS evaluations, and precision agriculture
Emiliano's educational journey took place in Argentina and Spain, where he gained a comprehensive understanding of agricultural practices. Since 1998, he has focused on cultivating industrial crops on marginal lands, including horticulture, livestock, cereals, oil crops, perennial grasses, and agroforestry.
During his nine-year tenure as a researcher in the Spanish public administration, Emiliano played a pivotal role in numerous biobased projects within the European Union. He coordinated various research and development initiatives in bioenergy, collaborating with esteemed organizations and universities in countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, India, The Philippines, Thailand, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Australia, and Italy, where he was born in 1975.
Matías es sociólogo y doctor en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad de Buenos Aires y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, respectivamente. Tiene una amplia experiencia en investigación social y de mercado, relaciones públicas y capacitación en varios países de América Latina, trabajando con Amnistía Internacional y otras organizaciones. Matías fue Director Nacional de Políticas contra la Violencia Institucional en la Secretaría de Derechos Humanos y Pluralismo Cultural de la Argentina de 2016 a 2019. Actualmente, contribuye al desarrollo de cultivos de bioenergía y bioeconomía en países en desarrollo, en línea con los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.