Daniel Jimenez R.

Daniel Jiménez, PhD, is a senior scientist at CGIAR, specializing in digital agriculture with over a decade of experience in the field. His research focuses on topics such as site-specific agriculture, data-driven agronomy, artificial intelligence, Big Data, digital extension, and monitoring of food systems. Currently, he leads the research area on digital transformation of agri-food systems.
Dr. Jiménez's work has received international recognition, including awards from the United Nations in 2014 and 2017, as well as top prizes in the Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics 2018 and the INFORMS 2020 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award competition. He holds a PhD in Agriculture Science from Ghent University and has previously worked at the International University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HEIG-VD). Additionally, Dr. Jiménez has served as the chair of the Department of Agronomy at ICESI University and as a consultant for the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD).

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