Yesterday we were part of the “Awarding Ceremony” of the contest “ CHALLENGES FOR POST-FIRE RECOVERY” that the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (MinCiencia) together with the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) developed to support the regions of Ñuble, Biobío and La Araucanía affected by severe fires in the summer of 2023.
We share the article published in El Mercurio on Thursday, April 8, 2021. You can see the original article here.
The initiative that seeks to transform organic waste into energy for extreme localities
Taking a project developed in the U.S. as an example, U. of California Davis Chile is working on its implementation in the country. Along with promoting recycling in the community, the idea is to convert waste into a renewable resource.
Check on the interview to Olivia Valdés our Food Sciences Coordinator who spoke with Portal Frutícola about the study of Circular Economy recently made by UC Davis Chile.
A paradigm shift is the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about Circular Economy (CE). In the current global context, today it is essential to be aware of the way we produce. What is the key? To maximize the utility and value of resources at all times, promoting more efficient, sustainable and regenerative productive systems.
Following 2 years of genetic investigation, scientists from UC Davis Chile detected 14 microorganisms in the majority of the affected trees. Author: Richard García, El Mercurio newspaper
With the participation of prominent local and international exhibitors, the First International Summit of Bioproducts, organized by Mundoagro magazine and UC Davis Chile, was an event that brought together different actors of the agricultural industry and where the main challenges in these matters were exposed at a local level, in order to lay the foundations for the growth of this trend in our country, particularly in matters of regulation and knowledge of this market.
This process, which to date has the collection of microorganisms and laboratory evaluations, is part of the work that these days develop the UC Davis Chile and the University of Tarapacá (UTA), Arica. An article published by El Mercurio Campo, featuring Freddy Boehmwald, Bioproducts development coordinator at UC Davis Chile.
The 420 thousand annual deaths due to contaminated food have driven different countries to strengthen the stages of production and distribution in order to prevent diseases. In addition, ready-to-eat food, online shopping and healthy products are other current trends. Report of Revista del Campo that features the opinion of Kent J. Bradford, director of the World Food Center of UC Davis.
El Campo Magazine, a weekly suplement of El Mercurio newspaper, highlights the second stage of the "Araucaria Project" that UC Davis Chile leads together with CONAF. The goal is to determine the causes of the Araucaria araucana Leaf Damage (DFA in Spanish), a problem widely spread among our natural monumentn, for generating management strategies.
