Mexico and Argentina Collaborate on Livestock Sustainability

The Universidad Tecnológica de Hermosillo (UTH) and Argentina’s Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) held a hybrid forum to exchange strategies on sustainable livestock production amid climate change challenges. The event, titled “Interactive Meeting on Livestock, Meat and Milk: Mexico and Argentina,” brought together academic authorities, local community representatives, and agricultural specialists from both countries. It focused on the shared climate-related issues affecting livestock and crop production in Sonora, Mexico, and Argentina’s Río de la Plata Pampas, particularly drought and inconsistent rainfall patterns.

From UNL, professors Rubén Elz and Carlos Dimundo presented a detailed overview of Argentina’s evolving livestock sector, highlighting changes in meat and dairy production systems and the economic and ecological impacts of drought. 

Abel Leyva Castellanos, rector, UTH, emphasized the relevance of these discussions in light of the upcoming launch of UTH’s new School of Agribusiness in the Ures extension campus. The initiative aims to serve 17 rural communities along the Sonora River and contribute to regional development through agricultural education and applied research.

Also participating in the forum were community representatives from the Sonora River region. Among them was Juan Pérez Gil, a member of the Yoreme Indigenous community, who expressed appreciation for the state government’s support in training youth from Ures and surrounding areas to tackle local agricultural challenges.