{"id":241363,"date":"2025-08-12T02:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T02:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/?p=241363"},"modified":"2025-08-17T20:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:26:51","slug":"puerto-rico-and-the-opportunity-to-cultivate-a-more-resilient-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/puerto-rico-and-the-opportunity-to-cultivate-a-more-resilient-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico y la Oportunidad de Sembrar un Futuro m\u00e1s Resiliente"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Por Wilson Rivera Gonz\u00e1lez, presidente de la Asociaci\u00f3n de la Industria de Biotecnolog\u00eda Agr\u00edcola de Puerto Rico (PRABIA)<\/p>\n<p>En tiempos donde el futuro de la agricultura se entrelaza con los grandes retos del presente \u2014el cambio clim\u00e1tico, la seguridad alimentaria, la migraci\u00f3n laboral\u2014 es necesario preguntarnos: \u00bfqu\u00e9 papel puede jugar Puerto Rico en esta transformaci\u00f3n?<br \/>Una de las respuestas m\u00e1s esperanzadoras la encontramos en la agrobiotecnolog\u00eda. Este sector ha demostrado que es posible alinear el conocimiento cient\u00edfico con desarrollo econ\u00f3mico y bienestar social. Seg\u00fan un estudio reciente comisionado por PRABIA, la industria gener\u00f3 en 2023 m\u00e1s de $284 millones en actividad econ\u00f3mica, aport\u00f3 $9.3 millones en impuestos y mantiene sobre 2,900 empleos, con un salario promedio de $62,894 \u2014tres veces m\u00e1s alto que el ingreso promedio de la regi\u00f3n sur del pa\u00eds.<br \/>Pero el impacto va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los n\u00fameros. En una zona hist\u00f3ricamente vulnerable, esta industria ha promovido oportunidades concretas de progreso: colaboraciones con universidades, programas de becas, ferias agr\u00edcolas y campamentos educativos. Inversiones en talento, conocimiento y comunidad.<br \/>Desde PRABIA, no vemos estas cifras como una meta cumplida, sino como una base desde la cual seguir construyendo. Creemos que Puerto Rico puede ser l\u00edder en innovaci\u00f3n agr\u00edcola en el Caribe y las Am\u00e9ricas. Para lograrlo, necesitamos pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas que prioricen la investigaci\u00f3n, la infraestructura confiable y la formaci\u00f3n de capital humano especializado.<br \/>En este contexto, PRABIA no es un fin en s\u00ed mismo, es un puente que conecta industria, academia, gobierno y comunidades. Un facilitador de di\u00e1logo, desarrollo y visi\u00f3n compartida. Si bien la agrobiotecnolog\u00eda transforma semillas, tambi\u00e9n transforma futuros. Y en Puerto Rico, ya est\u00e1 dando fruto.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Wilson Rivera Gonz\u00e1lez, President of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) At a time when the future of agriculture is intertwined with the great challenges of today\u2014climate change, food security, workforce migration\u2014we must ask ourselves: What role can Puerto Rico play in this transformation?One of the most promising answers lies in agricultural [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<ul class=\"font_7\">\r\n \t<li>The Biotech Summer Camp is an initiative of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PRABIA is a collaborator in its commitment to strengthen the Agricultural Biotechnology industry on the Island<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Video: Promoting future scientists http:\/\/bit.ly\/CampamentoCEIBA<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Video: Youth that embrace science http:\/\/bit.ly\/CampamentoCEIBA2\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nPonce, Puerto Rico \u2013 Recently, high school students successfully completed the Center for Teaching and Research in Biotechnology and Agrobiotechnology (CEIBA) camp, living unique experiences and learning more about the field of agricultural biotechnology as a professional career.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe Biotech Summer Camp is an initiative of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in which the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Association (PRABIA) serves as a collaborator each year.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nSol Rosado, President of PRABIA, said that \u201cfor us it is important to reiterate the Association's commitment to arousing interest in the biotechnology sector among young people. The Biotech Summer Camp accomplishes this through a rich curriculum that integrates educational activities, lectures, bioinformatics workshops, and the conduct of a variety of research and practical studies. The main objective is that young people know the scope and impact of this sector and that they see it as a possible academic and\/or professional career\u201d.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe executive also highlighted that PRABIA takes support for education very seriously to equip innovators and leaders of the future with the skills, talents and diversity to contribute to the creation of a better world. \u201cEvery day, our biologists, agronomists, engineers, and scientists actively participate in different projects that positively impact the communities in which we work, live, and we are passionate about empowering people,\u201d added Rosado.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe Biotech Summer Camp lasts four weeks and is made up of students from public high school systems in the southern area. It also has the sponsorship of other member companies of PRABIA, whose facilities are visited by camp participants. The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico established CEIBA in 2011 and today it is a unique research center with a special focus on agrobiotechnology.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nAbout PRABIA\r\n\r\nFounded in 1995, the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association, for its acronym in English, PRABIA, is a non-profit organization that brings together agricultural biotechnology companies that operate in Puerto Rico \u2013 AgReliant Genetics, BASF, Bayer, Corteva AgriSciences , Syngenta, Illinois Crop Improvement, and RiceTech. The Association aims to strengthen the Agricultural Biotechnology ecosystem on the Island in light of the challenges of global food production. The operations of the companies that are part of PRABIA promote economic development by generating over 5,000 direct and indirect jobs, promoting education, supporting communities, providing support to the academic community and establishing programs aimed at future scientists and agronomists.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nFor more information about PRABIA, access www.prabia.org or the official Facebook page at http:\/\/bit.ly\/2dva988\r\n<p class=\"font_7\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2dva988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auto-recognition=\"true\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2dva988<\/a><\/u><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241363"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241393,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241363\/revisions\/241393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prabiapr.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}