FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM School of Agronomy University of Buenos Aires

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FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAMSchool of
AgronomyUniversity of Buenos Aires
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Programa deAgronegocios y Alimentos
Systemic thoughts
Social capital
Knowledge
R E L A T I O N A L N E T
R E SE AR C H
C O N S U L T A N C Y
E D U C A T I O N
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The PAAs network
Argentina PROSAP AACREA AAPRESID Netherland
Embassy Bayer Quickfood Los Grobo ADP ARCOR Monsa
nto OIA Profertil La Nación Clarín Exal
International ESSEC (Paris, France) Kansas State
University Purdue University Texas AM
University Universidade de São Paulo ESPE
Ecuador Universidad ORT (Uruguay) University of
Missouri Wageninggen URC INHOLLAND Universidad de
Guelph
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The knowledge society
Since 1999 PAA has capacitated 1258 students.
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Education/Research/Consultancy

• EXECUTIVE COURSES (IN HOUSE).
• POSGRADES IN FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS.
• SPECIALIZATION IN FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS
• MAGISTER IN FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS
• TO BUILD UP KNOWLEDGE AND DISEMINATE INFORMATION
  BASE IN THE COMPETITIVENSS OF COMPANIES, NGOS
  AND PUBLIC SECTOR. (IAMA, PENSA, Wageninggen)
• STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS
  OF ORGANIZATIONS. ANALYSIS AND RE-DESIGN OF
  BUSINESS (PUBLIC/PRIVATE)

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Innovation

• First Food and Agribusiness Program in Spanish
  Latin America.
• Adaptation to the agribusiness knowledge for
  companies necessities.
• Analysis and intervention in regional food and
  agribusiness systems. (Pampas del Salado, Carne
  Ovina Patagónica, Oliva en Catamarca)
• Adaptative research in food and agribusiness.
• Global knowledge with local application (IAMA,
  PENSA)

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The future

• More education, research and consultancy.
• More common culture (develop a global network) gt
  Social capital.
• New players (China, India, etc.) (PAA?)
• New paradigms (Biofuels, biotech, etc.)