Mariateresa Lazzaro

Agronomist with a PhD in Agrobiodiversity from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy). She is currently co-leader of the Organic Plant Breeding Group at FiBL Switzerland, focusing on neglected grain legume pre-breeding. She coordinates lupin breeding research at FiBL, combining molecular breeding methods with on-farm participatory approaches. From 2024 she is involved in a project promotes the introduction and cultivation od black-eyed pea in Switzerland. She carries out her research activities in several national and European projects.

All Sessions by Mariateresa Lazzaro

Day 1: 29 April 2025
10:00
Intro session: The role of cultivated biodiversity in city-region food systems
10:00 - 11:00
This session will address the scope and contribution of cultivated biodiversity and how municipalities can promote local seed systems through food policies to face its challenges.
Moderator: Adrián Rodríguez Burruezo, Director of the Preservation and Improvement of Valencian Agro-diversity University Research Institute, Spain.
Speakers:
Mariateresa Lazzaro – Senior Scientist in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at FiBL - Switzerland and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project.
Álvaro Toledo – Deputy Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO.
María Carrascosa García – LiveSeeding Project manager, Red de Municipios por la Agroecología.
Where
Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1

Day 2: 30 April 2025
12:00
Closing Session: Presentation of the Granollers Manifesto “Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity in European Municipalities”
12:00 - 12:45
Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU, and Mariateresa Lazzaro, Senior Scientist in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at FiBL - Switzerland and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project.
Speakers:
Manuela Refolio – Deputy Councillor for Economic Development and Employment with the Rivas Vaciamadrid City Council and Vice President of the Red de Municipios por la Agroecología.
Francesco Cagnola – Project Officer for Food Policy at the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat.
Judith Fehér – Board member of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity!.
Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.
Where
Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1