Rodolfo Bongiovanni

Agricultural Economist, Agronomist, PhD

Argentina

Full Professor of Economics and Management in Agronomic Engineering & Veterinary Science at UCC.
Professor of Microeconomics II in the Master’s in Agribusiness and Food, UCC.
Director of the Master’s in Agribusiness and Food (UCC–INTA) and head of executive education programs.
Director of the Agricultural Business Management Program (UCC-CREA).
Has supervised and co-supervised more than 20 master’s and doctoral theses, as well as research fellows at INTA, CONICET and universities.
Evaluator of more than 300 graduate programs for CONEAU and doctoral thesis examiner at Argentine and international universities.

More than 50 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals, including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Precision Agriculture, Agronomy Journal, Field Crops Research, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture and Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (RIA).
More than 50 papers at scientific congresses and in cooperation networks.
Developed industry-impact tools applied to many agro-industrial chains, such as carbon footprint and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) calculators.

More than 30 years at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), in research, technology development and institutional relations roles.
Coordinator of the INTA Project “Design and development of sustainable systems”.
Coordinator of the “Life cycle analysis and environmental footprints” Platform at INTA.
Coordinator of national and institutional Strategic Projects at INTA and Director of the PICTO Project “Precision agriculture”.
Coordinator of projects, consultancies and technology agreements with companies and industry organizations (Bayer, IPCVA, PACN, Argentine Peanut Chamber, among others).
Leads and coordinates interdisciplinary teams of up to 100 professionals in research, teaching and outreach projects.

Sustainability and Circular Economy: Carbon Footprint Analysis, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), EPD and GHG Emissions.
Agribusiness & Agricultural Companies: strategic planning, agribusiness economics and business development.
Sustainability & Public Policy: assessment of economic, social and environmental impact in agri-food chains and territorial development.
Research, Development & Innovation: Spatial Econometrics, AgTech Innovation and R&D project management in agricultural extension institutions.
Consulting & Institutional Relations: public-private partnerships, international project management, inter-institutional agreements and stakeholder engagement.

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