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CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION: Surname: BEDASCARRASBURE Name: Enrique Luciano Nationality: Argentinian Date of birth: February 14th, 1958. Place of birth: Tandil, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marital Status: Married Children: 3 Home Address: Viel 211 Piso 11 CABA - ARGENTINA. Telephone number: 0054 9 11 331967725 e-mail address: elbedas@gmail.com Office Address: INTA CNIA Castelar Telephone number: e-mail address: Bedascarrasbure.e@inta.gob.ar DEGREES: Degree: Agronomic Engineer University: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (National University of Mar del Plata). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (School of Agricultural Sciences). Date: November 15th, 1983. Degree Master in Local Economic Development University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Date April, 2008. TEACHING RECORDS: Teaching at University level for 30 years. Responsible for the organization of the Chair of Apiculture at the School of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Mar del Plata (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata) and the Apiculture Area at the School of Veterinary Sciences, National University of the Centre (Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro). From 1997 on –Permanent lecturer in the Apiculture Area. Animal Production Department. School of Veterinary Sciences, National University of the Centre of the Province of Buenos Aires. Position obtained by a selection process involving interviews and competitive examinations, renewed in 2005. Responsible for the Open Chair of Beekeeping and the Integral Plan of Beekeeping Training (INTA – UNICEN Agreement) Permanent professionalization plan for beekeepers with the participation of 1100 beekeepers, extension workers and researchers . PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RECORDS: Ex Director of the Agroindustry Research Center at INTA (int) Ex Assistant National Director of Innovation at INTA (int) Coordinator of INTA National Beekeeping Program (2005 – 2014). Member of the Executive Committee of the “Beekeeping Argentina 2017” Strategic Plan. Member of INTA National Headquarters and NOA Regional Headquarters. From 1995 to date. Member of the INTA Consulting Committee on Organization Matters, 2008. Member of the Executive Board of INTA Centre of Veterinary and Beekeeping Sciences Research (CICVyA), Castelar, 2008. RESEARCH RECORDS: Researcher in charge of three projects funded by FONCyT since 2001, a Scientific Meetings Project and a FONTAR.SECyT Project. PROMIEL II Director, National University of the Centre and Mar del Plata. External Director of the “Propoleo Characterization in Turbio River Basin” Project, Universidad de la Patagonia Austral (University of Southern Patagonia). INTA National Beekeeping Program Coordinator. Researcher in charge of NOA (North Western Area of Argentina) Central Area Beekeeping Cluster, funded by BID (Inter American Development Bank). SERVICES AND EXTENSION RECORDS: Beekeeping Development Incorporated Project (PROAPI). National Link Project which involves 6 National Universities and Provincial Governments. In charge of production and Coordinator. (From 1994 to date). Responsible for PROAPI NOA Module. Responsible for MDS – UNCPBA Agreement to devise and execute the Associated and Vertically Incorporated Beekeeping Microcompanies Development Project (1997-1999). Director of University Extension Project, jointly made by Mar del Plata, Lujan, Buenos Aires and Santiago del Estero Universities. Responsible for devising and coordinating ApiNet Project, developed by UNSTA, MDS and INTA. Responsible for “Certified Quality Argentinean Honey” Project, funded by the World Bank through Pymexporta and IDEB. Financing total amount: U$S119,000. Institutions which participated: School of Veterinary Sciences, National University of the Centre of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNCPBA)- Food Technology Institute- Inta Castelar. Director of the Beekeeping Development Project. FONTAR (Argentinean National Technological Fund) Technological Modernization Project. Approved and funded by BID Loan 802-CO-AR. Responsible for teacher training and teaching material production for the NOA 20 Agricultural School Network funded by the Investment Federal Committee. Expert Director of “Organization of Beekeeping Cluster Quality System” Technological Department. FONTAR, 2005. Expert in the Horizontal Cooperation Program in Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay. Responsible for Cooperation Agreements with Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Argentinean Beekeeping Society, Apilab SA, Brometan SRL and NEXCO S.A. (in process). Responsible for INTA IPACYM Agreement to form the Norte Grande Cooperative. 2001 – 2002. Member of the Norte Grande Cooperative Management Committee. 2001 – to date. TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER. Patents Bedascarrasbure, Bailes and Cuenca Estrada. Device for sunflower assisted pollination. Bedascarrasbure, Del Hoyo and Labataglia. Organic gelled formic acid-based mite killer. Technological Innovations Responsible for the Technological Link Agreement with Apilab SRL for producing organic mite killers, developed in the FONTAR 3/24 Project (BID Loan 802-CO-AR). Responsible for the Technological Link Agreements with Los Manantiales Coop. Ltda. and Abeja Dama SH in Mendoza, Criadero del Sol in San Luis, Apiarios Don José in Córdoba, Criadero Cinco Estrellas in Corrientes, Criadero El Vinal in Chaco, Norte Grande Cooperative, Apis S.A., Escaba SH and Cabaña El Jardín in Tucumán for PROAPI Genetics increase. Responsible for INTA – BROMETAN Technological Link Agreement to develop technology for Bombus atratus breeding and use. Transferred Technology Improved bee genetics. With the PROAPI improved bee genetics program, selected genetic material has been transferred to resist breeding diseases and produce honey. Target: Evaluation and Increase Regional Centres (CREM) made up of queen breeders, groups of producers and INTA EEE. Protocol Devising of Certified Argentinean Honey, Development of Quality System and Organization of Internal Audit Management. Target: ACE (Company Cooperation Association), which joins 120 small producers. Certified Quality Argentinean Honey Project. Financing total amount: U$S 119,000. Responsible. Financing Institution: World Bank through Pymexporta and IDEB. Institutions which participated: School of Veterinary Sciences (UNCPBA), Food Technology Institute. INTA Castelar) Transferred Technological Development Development of a Mobile Honey Extraction Pilot Plant under international regulations. Agreement between the National Social Development Secretary and the German company Fritz S.A. Target: beekeepers from all the country. Countries which participated: Argentina and Germany From January to October, 1997. Project Framework: Certified Argentinean Honey Project. Director Type of funding: subsidy Financial Institution: National Social Development Secretary and Fritz S.A.Financing total amount: U$S120,000 Technical Assistance Honorary member of the technical departments of COSAR Coop. Ltda. and Norte Grande Coop. Ltda. Member of committees in charge of organizing scientific, technical or professional meetings: VI Argentinean Animal Production Simposium, Tandil July 20 – 22, 1991. Member of the Organizing Committee of the I Beekeeping Genetics Workshop from the River Plate, Beekeeping Area. Montevideo, Uruguay. July 1995. Coordinator and Lecturer. Workshop on Unification of Criteria about American foulbrood Diagnosis and Control for National Technicians. ArgenINTA Foundation. Organizing Committee Member. International Workshop on American Foulbrood. School of Veterinary Sciences-UNCPBA-Tandil. November 1994. Organizing Committee Member. International Workshop on Varroasis. School of Natural and Exact Sciences, National University of Mar del Plata. Organizing Committee Member. II National Rural Change Producers Conference. Huerta Grande, August, 14th and 15th, 1997. Organizer. International Propoleo Congress. Buenos Aires, October, 2000. Scientific Committee President. International Seminar on Honey Quality. Rafaela, Santa Fe. July, 2004. Organizing Committee Member. International Workshop on Honey Organoleptic Characterization. Rafaela, Santa Fe. July, 2004. Organizing Committee Member. International Workshop on Honey Harmlessness. Rafaela, Santa Fe. July, 2004. Organizing Committee Member. I MERCOSUR Beekeeping Congress. Punta del Este, June, 2005. Scientific Committee President. Northern Argentinean Beekeeping Congress. Salta, July, 2005. Organizing Committee Member. II International Workshop on Honey Organoleptic Characterization. Salta, July, 2005. Organizing Committee Member. International Workshop on Varroasis control in subtropical environments. Salta, July, 2005. Organizing Committee Member. I Argentinean Beekeeping Congress, Cordoba, July, 29th and 30th, 2006. Scientific Committee President. Latin American Beekeeping Congress, Santiago de Chile, July, 2008. Scientific Committee Member. II Argentinean Beekeeping Congress, Mar del Plata, August, 2008. Scientific Committee President. PUBLICATIONS 45 peer-reviewed scientific papers. 5 publications in non-indexed international journals. 13 books, book chapters and/or edited manuals. 30 communications to Scientific Congresses. More than 200 articles. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS Invited lecturer in 14 international scientific meetings since 1995. SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES Pro Meritis Certificate. Durban, South Africa, October, 2001. PROSAP Scholarship for the postgraduate course on “Local Development Theory and Practice”. From July to October, 2004. Down Agrosiences Second Prize to human resource training in the agricultural area. July, 2004. Prize “Dr. José A. Balceiro” to Team Work, awarded by the Science and Technology for Production Forum. November 15th, 2005. “Gauchito de Plata” (Silver little gaucho) Prize. One of a three-candidate list for the “Gauchito de Oro” (Gold little gaucho) Prize. December, 2005. “50 Years CREA” Award. October 2010 First Prize “Contest of successful cases of innovations for family farming” FONTAGRO, IICA, IDB. Washington DC, April 2012. Award for Scientific Excellence. FONTAGRO – IICA – IDB. La Ceiba, Honduras; 2017. PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE ACTIVITIES MACAYA S.A. Development Manager from 1985 to 1991. LABORATORIO AGROPECUARIO S.A. Vice President. 1990-1991. Consultant to Pavani S.R.L. Company from 1991 to 1993. Staff member of Estudio HRUBISKO (Investment Project Consulting Office). From 1992 to 1994.