"Where will everything I investigated end up?", wonders Agustín Mazzalay, a sunflower expert who should leave

When he was 10 years old and a neighborhood kid in Córdoba capital, Agustín Mazzalay was already selecting sunflower plants that he would plant in his yard out of pure curiosity. It was the same thing he later did at INTA, an organization he will have to leave due to the emptying policy being pushed by a handful of officials from their offices in Capital Federal. "I'm looking for work, if you know of any possibility I would greatly appreciate it," the researcher posted on his LinkedIn account, where he has already placed the #OpenToWork tag and joined the extensive list of INTA professionals seeking other horizons because they fear being left on the street. The government of Javier Milei intends to reduce the staff from the current 6,000 people to just 4,500 by the end of the year. In this plan, no distinction is made between researchers, technicians, or support administrative staff. Agustín is one of the 14 workers who yesterday learned that they would be dismissed from the ...