Mexico-Japan Exchange Program for the Strategic Global
Partnership
Information for applicants
1. Course Tittle
Bioenergy Training Course
2. Name of Mexican Organization:
National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP)
3. Brief Profile of the Organization and the Department that will receive the
Japanese trainees.
INIFAP is an institution of science and technology, with leadership and with national and
international recognition for its capability to respond to demands in knowledge and
technological innovations in the agricultural, livestock and forestry sector. For the
development of research activities, INIFAP is organized in 8 Regional Research Centers,
which are in charge of the 38 Experimental Stations located along the Mexican Republic.
4. Course dates:
Arrival to Mexico: August 30th, 2016
Departure to Japan: September 14th, 2016
5. Field of the Training Program:
Bioenergy Crops
6. Course Objective:
Introduce to Japanese trainees technology and crops with bioenergy potential of
Mexico.
7. Tentative Course Program
- Current situation of the bioenergy in Mexico
- Genetic diversity and varieties crop selection
- Management of bio-energetic crops
- Bio-fertilizers as bioenergetic crops nutrition
- Bio-energetics crops diseases management
- Bio-energetic crops pests management
- Bio-energetic crops asexual propagation
- Quality of bio-energy biomass
8. Tentative Schedule of the Training Program
MEXICO CITY, August 31th
Welcome in SRE and facilities
Travel expenses delivery in SRE office. Travel from
Travel to Tapachula, Chiapas
September 1th
Welcome and visit to the Rosario Izapa research station facilities,
INIFAP
Víctor Hugo Díaz Fuentes, Eng.
Head of the Rosario Izapa Research Station, INIFAP
Current situation of the bioenergy in Mexico
Víctor Hugo Díaz Fuentes, Eng.
Head of the Rosario Izapa Research Station, INIFAP
Break
Genetic diversity and varieties crop selection
Carlos Hugo Avendaño Arrazate, Ph. D.
National Leader of the Genetic Resources Research Program, INIFAP
September 2th
Jatropha curcas crop
Jose Luis Solís Bonilla M SC.
Researcher. INIFAP
Field work
Jatropha germoplasm collections and energetic species.
Jatropha curcas propagation
Jatropha curcas flowers identification
Jatropha tree pruning
Jose Luis Solís Bonilla M SC.
Researcher. INIFAP
September 3th
Ricinus communis crop
Jose Luis Solís Bonilla M SC.
Researcher. INIFAP
Field work
Ricinus communis germoplasm collections
Ricinus communis propagation
Ricinus communis flowers identification
Jose Luis Solís Bonilla M SC.
Researcher. INIFAP
September 4th
Visit to the protected area “La Encrucijada” (mangroove
ecosystem) and Zacapulco beach
Víctor Hugo Díaz Fuentes, Eng.
Head of the Rosario Izapa Research Station, INIFAP
September 5th
Bio-fertilizers as bioenergetic crops nutrition
Misael Martínez Bolaños, Ph. D.
Researcher. INIFA
Moringa oleifera crop
Víctor Hugo Díaz Fuentes, Eng.
Head of the Rosario Izapa Research Station, INIFAP
Field work
Characterization of Moringa oleifera genotypes
Víctor Hugo Díaz Fuentes, Eng.
Head of the Rosario Izapa Research Station, INIFAP
September 6th
Bio-energetics crops diseases management
Misael Martinez Bolaños, Ph. D.
Researcher. INIFAP
Bio-energetic crops pests management
Guillermo López Guillen, Ph. D.
Researcher. INIFAP
Field work: diseases and pests management of bio-energetic crops
Guillermo López Guillén, Ph.D. Misael Martinez Bolaños, Ph. D.
Researchers. INIFAP
September 7th
Bio-energetic crops asexual propagation
Leobardo Iracheta Donjuan, Ph.D.
Researcher. INIFAP
Biotechnology lab: bio-energetic crops propagation
Leobardo Iracheta Donjuan, Ph.D..
Researcher. INIFAP
September 8th
Quality of bio-energy biomass
Ana Laura Reyes Reyes, M. Sc.
Researcher. INIFAP
Visit to the bioenergy lab: biodiesel production
Ana Laura Reyes Reyes, M. Sc.
Researcher. INIFAP
September 9th
Airport transfers and lunch
Travel to Tecomán, Colima
September 10th
Development and selection of new sugarcane varieties for higher
agroindustrial yielding adapted to the dry tropics of México
Arturo Vizcaíno Guardado. M. Sc.
Researcher. INIFAP
Sugarcane crop as an ethanol feedstock
Nayeli Sarahi Quiñones Islas. M. Sc.
Researcher. INIFAP
Subproducts generation using sugarcane agroindustrial residues
Karina de la Paz García Mariscal. M. Sc.
Researcher. INIFAP
September 11th
Visit to the Tamazula Mill to see the alcohol production process.
José Joaquín Velázquez Monreal. Ph. D.
Karina de la Paz García Mariscal, M. Sc.
Nayeli Sarai Quiñones Islas. M. Sc.
Manuel de Jesús Bermúdez Guzmán, M. Sc.
Researchers. INIFAP
September 12th
Traslado al Sitio Experimental La Huerta
Assessments to determine optimal sowing dates for different sugarcane varieties adapted
to the Tomatlán Valley, Jalisco.
Marcelino Álvarez Cilva,. Eng.
Researcher. INIFAP
Huerta. Recorrido por cultivos bioenergéticos
José Joaquín Velázquez Monreal. Ph. D.
Karina de la Paz García Mariscal, M. Sc.
Nayeli Sarai Quiñones Islas. M. Sc.
Manuel de Jesús Bermúdez Guzmán, M. Sc.
Researchers. INIFAP
Travel to Colima
September 13th
Recorridos por la Unidad de Laboratorios del C. E. Tecomán
José Joaquín Velázquez Monreal. Ph. D.
Karina de la Paz García Mariscal, M. Sc.
Nayeli Sarai Quiñones Islas. M. Sc.
Manuel de Jesús Bermúdez Guzmán, M. Sc.
Rosa Martínez Pamatz, M. Sc
Researchers. INIFAP
Airport Transfers
Travel to México City
9. Trainees profile (academic, professional, linguistic, others)
Academic Background Science Degree, Master Science or Ph. D. (Student or Degree)
Work Experience
Topics related to bioenergy
Years of Experience
2 Years
Language Proficiency
English Scores:
TOEIC: 700 pts
TOEFL PBT: 500
TOEFL IBT: 90
IELTS: 6