Víctor Villalobos
Mexican politician
Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula is an agricultural engineer with a specialty in agronomy who served as the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) in the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
Dr. Villalobos is an expert in agriculture and natural and genetic resources. He has been a professor, researcher, research director, international official, government official, administrator, and leader of multidisciplinary analysis and decision groups.
Education
Víctor Villalobos earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering and his master's degree in plant genetics from the Chapingo Autonomous University (UACH) in Texcoco, State of Mexico. His doctorate from the University of Calgary, Canada, is in plant morphology. He has worked as a professor at the Chapingo Autonomous University, the College of Postgraduates (COLPOS), and the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (CINVESTAV), where he served as director of the Irapuato Unit. He has taught specialized courses in Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Jordan, Iran, Venezuela, and other countries.
Villalobos has been a consultant for the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a member of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Mexico, and a member of the Institute of the University of California for Mexico and the United States (UCMexus).
Villalobos worked for the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica from as director of the agriculture division (1986–1990), director (1990–1995), and CEO (1999–2003).
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