About
Joel Peña Valdeiglesias is a PhD in Sustainable Agriculture, M.Sc in Forestry and Forest Resource Management, a Professional Agronomist, and a Principal Professor at the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios (UNAMAD), with 20 years of experience in research. Currently, he is the head of the UNAMAD's Soils Research Laboratory. He has previously held the position of Dean of the School of Engineering and Head of the Academic Department of Engineering of the UNAMAD, as well as chairing or being a member of multiple advising committees at UNAMAD. His research focuses on studying the management and applications of agroforestry, reforestation, soil recovery, and soil pollution in the Amazon rainforest. He has completed research projects as a specialist in Plant Health at the Peruvian National Service of Agricultural Health, and as head of the Technical Department of the Fruit Growers Asociacion of the Yanatile Basin (AFRUCY), and as head of the soil research laboratory in the Central Confederation of Coffe Growers of Peru (COCLA).
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February 2025
