Strategies and Challenges to Implement

Strategies and Challenges to Implement Anaerobic Digestion Systems in Agriculture

WORKSHOP AGENDA

8:30 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introduction to Workshop

Kurt Roos Methane to Markets Partnership U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (SADyS) Nazareno Castillo Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development Director Climatic Change Unit

Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos (SAGPYA) Marcelo Borandi Secretariat of Agriculture, Cattle Ranch, Fishes and Foods Assessor Sec. of Agriculture

Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnica (SECYT) Oscar Galante Secretariat of Science and Technology National Director Special Programs

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Ricardo Rodriguez National Institute of Farming Technology Ag. Industrial Center Director

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI) Mario Ogara National Institute of Industrial Technology Technical Director Energy Center

9:30 - 10:00 Methane to Markets Partnership Agriculture Subcommittee: Overview of project opportunities and challenges in livestock sector Co-chairs: Jeremy Eppel (UK) and Jorge Hilbert (Argentina)  Action Plan  Initiatives  Scope and Aims of the Workshop

10:00 - 10:20 Break

10:20 - 12:00 Session 1: Use of anaerobic digestion to treat and capture methane from agricultural residues: farmers’ and regulators’ perspectives

 Panel 1: Opportunities and problems as seen from the production sector Chair: Verónica Charlon  Poultry: Jorge Nazar, Producer Poultry Camera  Pigs: Patricia Millares, SAGPyA  Dairy Cattle: Verónica Charlon, INTA Rafaela 10:20 - 12:00 Session 1 (continued)

 Panel 2: Regulatory and practical requirements and implementation plans at the national and provincial level Chair: Luis de Tullio

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:40 Session 2: Challenges and solutions to implementing anaerobic digestion in cold and temperate climates

 Panel 1: International experiences in using anaerobic digestion in the agricultural sector Chair: Jeremy Eppel  United Kingdom experience: Jeremy Eppel, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  Canada experience: Carlos Monreal and Raymond Desjardins, Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada  United States experience: Kurt Roos, EPA AgSTAR Program

 Panel 2: Regional experiences in using anaerobic digestion at the production scale in the agricultural sector Chair: Eduardo Gropelli  Development and Applications of Anaerobic Digestion in Uruguay: Ing. Mauricio Passegui, University of Republic  Biogas and Fertiliser Production in Chile: Maria Teresa Varnero Moreno, University of Chile  Mexico's Methane to Markets Initiative: Mark Oven, PA Consulting Group

 Panel 3: National experiences in using anaerobic digestion at the production scale in the agricultural sector Chair: Jorge Hilbert  Waste Treatment in Poultry Sector: Marcos Daziano, Universidad de Buenos Aires  Integration of Anaerobic Digestion in Producers System: Alejandro López, Adecoagro

15:40 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 17:00 Session 3: Technical assistance at national level Chair: Ernesto Quiles  Capacities of Universidad Nacional del Litora: Eduardo Gropelli, National University of Litoral  Capacities of INTI: Mario Ogara, Technical Director Energy Center, INTI  Capacities of INTA: Diana Crespo, Institute of Microbiology and Agricultural Zoology (IMyZA), INTA

17:00 - 18:20 Session 4: Financing anaerobic digestion projects opportunities at the National and International Level Chair: Miguel Almada  Clean Development Mechanism/Argentinean Carbon Fund: Francisco Ocampo, SADyS  Private Sector Financing: Carlos Ramponi, SAGPyA  Opportunities at the International Level: Roberto Aiello and Zarina Azizova, World Bank

18:20 - 19:00 Conclusions of Day I Chairs: Jeremy Eppel and Jorge Hilbert DAY II

9:30 Meet at INTA for introduction to field trip

10:00 - 13:00 Session 5: Field Trip to the national research centre of INTA (CNIA), Castelar Coordinator: Diana Crespo, IMyZA - INTA  Raw material and effluents characterization laboratory, IMyZA: Patricia Bres and Carlos Colángelo  Visit to Anaerobic Digester for solid waste treatment: Diana Crespo and Andrés Moltoni  Project “Greenhouse Gas Emission in beef cattle”: Guillermo Berra and Laura Finster

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch CNIA INTA Castelar

14:30 – 15:00 Session 6: Using anaerobic digestion in the Agro-industrial sector Chair: Mauricio Passegui  National experience in anaerobic digestion: Eduardo Gropelli, National University of Litoral  Financial Program of Technical and Science Secretary: Martín Alba, SECyT

15:00 – 16:00 Session 7: Workshop session on technology and knowledge co-operation Chair: Jeremy Eppel  Mechanisms for technology transfer  Private and public consultancy  Possibility of agreements on projects for anaerobic digestion in countries of South America

16:00 – 17:00 Session 8: Presentation of projects to be implemented (using M2M Project Template) Chairs: Jorge Hilbert and Jeremy Eppel  National level  Regional level  International level (World Bank)

17:00 – 18:00 Conclusions and Recommendations Chairs: Jorge Hilbert and Jeremy Eppel