Prócer: Ricardo Pedelini has passed away, one of the individuals responsible for making Argentina a global powerhouse in peanut production.

There is an unwritten list on paper that includes several surnames that made the national agricultural sector great. Undoubtedly, at the top of that tacit list, is the Pedelini surname. It refers to Ricardo Pedelini, a pioneer of the Argentine agro-industry, a forerunner of peanut planting as we know it today, with vast hectares, million-dollar exports, and supply to the most demanding markets. Pedelini was one of the pioneers who, in the 1960s, traveled to the United States and brought back the knowledge, technology, and genetics to develop modern peanut cultivation, with major differences from what was known in these pampas. Pedelini was a historic researcher at INTA General Cabrera, the heart and capital of the Argentine peanut industry. “With deep sorrow we bid farewell to Agricultural Engineer Ricardo Pedelini, who served as Head of the Rural Extension Agency of General Cabrera and was a prominent figure in the cultivation of peanuts. His vocation for service, commitment, and ...