UGAS Roberto
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru
- Roberto Ugas is an agronomist specializing in ecological agriculture, agrobiodiversity and rural development. He is currently Professor of horticulture and agroecology at UNALM, where he conducts research on horticulture, agroecology, smallholders, plant genetic resources, and food systems. He is actively involved in the study, conservation and promotion of the chilli peppers (Capsicum spp) of Peru.
- He is a member of McKnight Foundation’s Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems, supporting action-research in agroecology in Andean countries.
- He serves in Latin America continental supervisory board of Solidaridad, participates in the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology and in the International Society of Horticultural Sciences.
- He has been the Vice-President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), advisor to the National Association of Ecological Farmers of Peru (ANPE) and board member of the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems.
Recent publications:
- Arbizu et al. Genetic Diversity and Population Structure Assessed by SSR in a Peruvian Germplasm Collection of Loche Squash (Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbitaceae). Biol. Life Sci. Forum 2022; 15(1): 6.
- Home R, et al. Participatory guarantee systems: organic certification to empower farmers and strengthen communities. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 2017;41(5): 526–545.
- Meckelmann SW, et al. Compositional characterization of native Peruvian chili peppers (Capsicum spp.). J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Mar 13;61(10):2530-7.
- Morales-Soriano E, et al. Flavor characterization of native Peruvian chili peppers through integrated aroma fingerprinting and pungency profiling. Food Res Int. 2018 Jul; 109:250-259.
- Ugás R. The development of organic agriculture and agroecology in Latin America. Acta Hortic. 2020 Jul;(1286):1–10.