Georgina M. Catacora-Vargas

Georgina M. Catacora-Vargas is a member of the IPES-Food panel, and Professor at the Academic Peasant Unit 'Tiawanacu' of the Bolivian Catholic University. She is president of the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology, and advisor to the Agroecology Fund. She is an Agricultural Engineer with a PhD in Agroecology.

For several years she was an advisor to the National Competent Environmental Authority of Bolivia and negotiator in various international agreements on environmental issues – including on biodiversity, genetic resources, biosafety of biotechnology, and farmers’ rights.

Her professional practice focuses on the implementation of participatory action research projects with indigenous peoples and peasant communities, and advice on public policies and programs in agroecology and biodiversity. Her work is transdisciplinary, with a territorial perspective of food systems and gender, intergenerational approaches (particularly children and youth) and human rights and the rights of peasants. She advocates for different expressions of arts as an integral part of research.