<p> Strategies and Challenges to Implement Anaerobic Digestion Systems in Agriculture</p><p>WORKSHOP AGENDA</p><p>DAY I</p><p>8:30 Registration</p><p>9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introduction to Workshop</p><p>Kurt Roos Methane to Markets Partnership U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</p><p>Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (SADyS) Nazareno Castillo Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development Director Climatic Change Unit</p><p>Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos (SAGPYA) Marcelo Borandi Secretariat of Agriculture, Cattle Ranch, Fishes and Foods Assessor Sec. of Agriculture</p><p>Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnica (SECYT) Oscar Galante Secretariat of Science and Technology National Director Special Programs </p><p>Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Ricardo Rodriguez National Institute of Farming Technology Ag. Industrial Center Director</p><p>Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI) Mario Ogara National Institute of Industrial Technology Technical Director Energy Center</p><p>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</p><p>10:00 - 10:20 Break</p><p>10:20 - 12:00 Session 1: Use of anaerobic digestion to treat and capture methane from agricultural residues: farmers’ and regulators’ perspectives</p><p> 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)</p><p> Panel 2: Regulatory and practical requirements and implementation plans at the national and provincial level Chair: Luis de Tullio </p><p>12:00 - 13:00 Lunch</p><p>13:00 - 15:40 Session 2: Challenges and solutions to implementing anaerobic digestion in cold and temperate climates</p><p> 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</p><p> 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</p><p> 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</p><p>15:40 - 16:00 Break</p><p>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</p><p>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 </p><p>18:20 - 19:00 Conclusions of Day I Chairs: Jeremy Eppel and Jorge Hilbert DAY II</p><p>9:30 Meet at INTA for introduction to field trip</p><p>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</p><p>13:00 – 14:00 Lunch CNIA INTA Castelar</p><p>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 </p><p>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</p><p>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)</p><p>17:00 – 18:00 Conclusions and Recommendations Chairs: Jorge Hilbert and Jeremy Eppel</p>