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Nuevas Tecnologías para Sistemas Agroforestales y Ganaderos Extensivos (TAGEN), IFAPA

TAGEN’s research is focused on the study of extensive Mediterranean agroforestry and livestock farming, integrating remote sensing, modelling, and field measurement. Our goal is to support management decisions and capacity building that promotes the conservation of extensive agriculture in a changing environment. The group collaborates with external partners in Spain and other countries, engaging in multiple projects.

Researchers

María Pat González Dugo

Position: Research Scientist

María Pat González Dugo is a research scientist at the Agri-Food Engineering and Technology Area of the Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), which is part of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Andalusia. Her work seeks to improve knowledge and monitoring of water and carbon exchanges between vegetation and the atmosphere through a combination of remote sensing, models, and measurements. This line of work is applied to agriculture and agroforestry systems, broadly focusing on applications that support management decisions and paying particular attention to water resources. She specifically focuses on using remote sensors in complex ecosystems such as the Mediterranean oak savanna. She has coordinated many research and technology transfer projects funded by national and European institutions and supervised many degree projects for Agricultural and Forest Engineers, master's, and doctoral theses as part of the PhD Program "Ingeniería Ambiental" of the University of Cordoba.

María José Muñoz Gómez

Position: Predoctoral researcher

Graduated in Environmental Sciences from the University of Cordoba (UCO). After completing my undergraduate studies, I enrolled in the Master's degree in Environmental Management and Biodiversity, specialising in the sustainable use of natural resources at UCO. I am a third-year pre-doctoral researcher at the Andalusian Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA) in Cordoba. I have been awarded an FPI grant to develop my doctoral thesis. My thesis focuses on studying the impact of drought on primary production and other ecosystem services of Mediterranean oak savannas. The aim of this study is to develop a management decision support system based on remote sensors to cope with the expected intensification of aridity in the coming years. This will enable us to propose measures to confront these changes, which are anticipated to reduce water availability in the Mediterranean region in the medium term.

Francisco Cáceres Clavero

Position: Technical Advisor

Agricultural Engineer specialising in Rural Engineering from the University of Córdoba. Currently, Technical Advisor of the Natural and Forest Resources Area of IFAPA, since 2021, coordinating the execution of the INDALO project to create a digital scientific infrastructure for monitoring. Coordinator of technical studies of the Agrarian Prospective Unit at the Public Company for Agrarian and Fisheries Development of Andalusia between 2000 and 2007, carrying out numerous prospective studies on different aspects and topics (agrarian economy, sociology, agrarian policy, rural development, environment, quality systems, etc.). Head of the Environmental Prospective Cabinet of the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Andalusia, responsible for the coordination of international projects and R&D activities related to the environment, between 2008 and 2010. Head of Information and Environmental Assessment of the Ministry of the Environment, between 2010 and 2017, coordinator of the Andalusian Environmental Information Network, participating in numerous research and international cooperation projects related to the production and management of environmental information.