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Salvador Garibay

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Regions: Latin America, Spain
  • Crop production, tropical fruits, beekeeping
  • Market, Standards and Certification
  • Training material
  • Training
  • Curricula
  • Organic agriculture in general

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Organic and Fairtrade certification of baby- and cooking bananas 01.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Sustainable Sourcing Landscapes in Colombia 20.11.2023 20.11.2024
completed CH Sustainable cocoa sourcing landscapes in Peru 01.07.2020 30.06.2022
ongoing CH Strengthening the competitiveness of various value chains in Peru (SeCompetitivo Peru) 22.06.2020
completed CH Wildvogelfutter in Knospe-Qualität 01.01.2019 31.12.2019
completed CH Implementing SPRING at avocado-producers in Peru and Chile 01.07.2018 31.12.2019
completed CH More Bio Suisse honey from Swiss regional suppliers of organic honey for the Coop shelves: Procurement of regional "Bio Suisse Honey" for Coop through training and advice for interested beekeepers 01.01.2018 31.12.2020
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Avocado Zulieferbetrieben zur Hotspot- und Risikoanalyse für die REWE Group 01.01.2018 31.12.2018
completed CH Erhaltung der dunklen Bienen durch eine extensive bienengemässe Bioimkerei (Projekt Dunkle Bienen) 01.01.2018 31.12.2021
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Lieferanten für Coop/Chocolats Halba zur internen Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeits-Kommunikation 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Partnership for Sustainable Apiculture – a national competence center for innovative organic beekeeping, applied knowledge transfer and participatory education (PAS Hamba) 07.03.2015 06.03.2018
completed CH Import of organic fruits and vegetables 01.01.2015 31.12.2017
completed CH Bio Zitrussaft Produktion, Aufbau zweiter Standort 01.01.2015 31.12.2017
completed CH Organic Soya from Europa 01.04.2014 28.02.2016
ongoing CH Information and learning material for organic beekeeping in Switzerland 01.02.2014
ongoing CHAT Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment Routine (SMART) (SMART) 01.05.2012
completed CH Knowledge-based Sustainable value-added food chains: innovative tools for monitoring ethical, environmental and Socio-economic impActs and implementing Eu-Latin America shared strategies (SALSA) 01.05.2011 30.04.2014
completed CH Fertile Soil for Peri-Urban Agriculture in Hyderabad 01.01.2011 31.12.2013
completed CH Biolandbau in Surinam 01.01.2011 31.12.2012
ongoing CH Citrus Greening and NFC Procurement 2020-24 01.01.2011 30.05.2024
completed CH Indian Organic Market Development Project IOMDP; Organic and Fair Trade cashew nuts from Ajanta Industries for the global market 01.09.2010 31.12.2013
completed CH Organic Orange and Grapefruit Juice Production, Mexico 01.01.2007 31.12.2014
completed CH Enhancing Marketing Opportunities for Organic and Fair-Trade Products from Central America (eCo-Mercados) 01.01.2005 31.12.2010
completed CH Organic Tobacco Production, Argentina 01.01.2005 31.12.2010
ongoing CH Master-Programm für Biolandbau, University of Barcelona, Spain 01.01.2004
completed CH Latin American platform of organic producers and researchers / Latin American Organic Producers Fair 01.01.2004 31.12.2010

Training / professional career

  • Since 2001 at the International Cooperation Division of FiBL
  • 2001 - 2010 Inspections of organic farms in Switzerland for the Bio.inspecta certification agency
  • 1998 - 2001 Trade (import and export) of organic products for a Swiss company
  • 1997 - 1998 Post doc at ETH Zurich
  • 1996 Completion of PhD Studies on agroecological maize cropping systems at ETH Zurich
  • 1991 - 1996 Research assistant and PhD student at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
  • 1989 - 1991 Research assistant at the Swiss Federal Research Stations with following duties:
    • Plant breeding program for cereals and maize
    • Experiments and statistical data analysis on weed management in the production of vegetable
  • 1987 - 1988 Post graduate studies on horticulture and turf management at Marrit College, USA
  • 1986 - 1988 Horticulture manager in USA
  • 1986 Dipl. Ing. Agr. UdeG, Jalisco-Mexico
  • 1986 Supervision of tilapia and shrimp production in Mexico
  • 1982 - 1985 Farm and horticulture manager in Mexico
  • 1981 - 1986 bee keeper in Mexico

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive