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LATSOLAN-III/20/Report Report of the Third meeting of the Latin American Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN) Virtual meeting, 14 – 16 October 2020
LATSOLAN-III/20/Report
Report of the Third meeting of the Latin America Soil
Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN)
Virtual meeting, 14 - 16 October 2020
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2020
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of
any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the
delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2. Highlights and conclusions .................................................................................................................. 5
2.1. Downscaling GLOSOLAN activities: NASOLANs establishment .................................................... 5
2.2. Laboratory equipment purchasing, use and maintenance .......................................................... 7
2.3. Internal and external quality control .......................................................................................... 8
3. Position of LATSOLAN in GLOSOLAN ................................................................................................... 9
4. Venue and time of the next meeting ................................................................................................ 11
Annex I. Agenda ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Annex II. List of participants ...................................................................................................................... 18
Annex III. Survey on the procurement of laboratory equipment .............................................................. 27
Annex IV. Survey on the action taken by soil laboratories after participating in a proficiency test .......... 32
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1. Introduction
Due to Covid-19, the second meeting of the Latin America Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN) was
organized on the Zoom Video Communications© platform. The meeting was held in Spanish and lasted
four hours per day from 14 to 16 October 2020 (see the agenda in Annex I). It was attended by two hundred
forty-eight participants from nineteen countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela). See the list of participants in Annex II.
The meeting was opened by Ms. Floria Bertsch, LATSOLAN Chair, and by Mr. Ronald Vargas, GSP Secretary,
FAO. Ms. Bertsch recalled the objectives of the meeting: (i) to inform Latin American countries on
GLOSOLAN progresses and activities, including the establishment of National Soil Laboratory Networks,
(ii) to train soil laboratories in internal and external quality control, and in equipment purchasing, use and
maintenance, and (iii) to define the position of LATSOLAN in GLOSOLAN. Mr. Vargas stressed the key role
of soil laboratories in the production of reliable data to support decision making, produce maps and define
sustainable soil management strategies. Still, the importance of exchanging experiences and cooperation
was mentioned in relation to the establishment of National Soil Laboratory Networks, the ultimate
organizational level of GLOSOLAN which aims to support and facilitate the implementation of activities at
the local level. Ms. Rosa Cuevas, former coordinator of LATSOLAN at the GSP Secretariat, FAO, welcomed
the participants one last time while recalling the main achievements of the network since its establishment.
Ultimately, Ms. Lucrezia Caon, new LATSOLAN coordinator at the GSP Secretariat, FAO, did the
endorsement of the agenda and officially opened the meeting.
2. Highlights and conclusions
Due to the large number of participants from laboratories new to GLOSOLAN and LATSOLAN, the first day
of the meeting was dedicated to getting to know each other, recalling the history behind the establishment
of GLOSOLAN and LATSOLAN with a focus on the work done by the networks over the years, and informing
the participants about GLOSOLAN’s activities in 2019-2020. Thereafter, the technical sessions started.
2.1. Downscaling GLOSOLAN activities: NASOLANs establishment
Mr. Filippo Benedetti (GSP Secretariat) recalled the importance of implementing GLOSOLAN activities at
the local level. In this regard, he presented the GLOSOLAN work plan on the establishment of National Soil
Laboratory Networks (NASOLANs). Establishing NASOLANs is important to:
1. Allow all soil laboratories from in a country to interact with each other, overcome common
challenges and help each other to build their capacity in soil analysis
2. Promote processes of harmonization in soil analysis at national level;
3. Facilitate the transfer of knowledge acquired by the laboratories participating in GLOSOLAN
activities at the national level. Indeed, laboratories benefitting from GLOSOLAN training should
transfer the knowledge acquired to other laboratories in their country. This process is also critical
to overcome language and cultural barriers.
In order to support countries in establishing their NASOLAN, GLOSOLAN is preparing Terms of Reference
defining the tasks of the network and guidelines on how the networks can be established. The draft version
of these documents has been sent to all GLOSOLAN members for review and will be endorsed at the fourth
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GLOSOLAN meeting on 11-13 November 2020. Please note that national reference laboratories play a key
role in the establishment of national networks and in the implementation of NASOLAN work plans (see the
Terms of Reference of soil laboratories in GLOSOLAN).
In addition, the GSP secretariat is investing in the creation of NASOLAN webpages (one per country) which
will report the following information:
• Status of the establishment of the network. Established/under establishment/not established
• Name of the network and number of members in the network
• Brief history of the network with a focus on the steps taken by the laboratories to establish it, the
obstacles faced and potential supporters.
• Information on the activities implemented and meetings organized by the network. In this section,
meetings material and outcome documents of the activities implemented by the NASOLAN will be
published.
• Main needs and challenges of the network
• Main needs and challenges of the laboratories in the network
• Information on the National Reference Laboratory
• Information on the soil laboratories belonging to the NASOLAN
The NASOLAN webpages provide multiple advantages:
- They increase the visibility of the national network at national, regional and global level;
- They ensure that all soil laboratories have access to their NASOLAN information;
- They allow projects and initiatives to connect with NASOLAN and its members. In this regard, soil
laboratories can be easily contacted and involved in projects and initiatives independent of
GLOSOLAN and the GSP;
- They draw the attention of donors to the needs of the NASOLAN and its soil laboratories.
To support the discussion, countries that have already established or are currently establishing their
NASOLANs, such as Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica and Uruguay presented their experiences.
The main obstacles to the establishment of NASOLANs in the Latin American region are related to:
- Communication challenges: especially in countries with laboratories far apart, where the exchange
of soil samples and the organization of trainings and meetings can be an issue.
This obstacle is less severe when different laboratories are involved in a single monitoring system,
or cooperate in a joint research or policy-support activity – which requires that results are
comparable. Small countries with few laboratories could cooperate with networks from
neighboring countries, especially in the organization of proficiency tests, which requires a
minimum number of participating laboratories to carry out reliable statistical analysis.
- Wide variety of reagent and equipment suppliers: this represents an issue for the harmonization
of methods and data between different laboratories operating in the same country, and may
compromise the organization and success of proficiency tests, even on a national scale.
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To overcome this problem, laboratories are trying to agree on the type of equipment and methods
to be used to carry out soil analysis, also in accordance with the SOP harmonized by GLOSOLAN.
- Availability of financial resources: financial resources are needed to keep a network of laboratories
alive. This is one of the reasons why GLOSOLAN is investing in the creation of NASOLAN’s webpages,
to bring the needs and challenges of NASOLAN to the attention of donors.
- Develop an adequate work plan: in some cases, the implementation of NASOLAN activities leads to
an increased workload for the member laboratories and for the National Reference Laboratory in
particular. Therefore, at NASOLAN meetings it is necessary to develop a feasible work plan in terms
of human and financial resources.
2.2. Laboratory equipment purchasing, use and maintenance
Ms. Caon opened the training session on soil laboratory equipment by presenting GLOSOLAN’s good
practices on purchasing and operating laboratory equipment (Spanish version available here). Ms. Caon
reported that laboratories receiving equipment by GLOSOLAN in 2020 (i) know what they want but do not
know how to request it, (ii) have provided rather vague or incomplete technical specifications, and (iii) do
not know what to put as quality control criteria. In this regard, she presented some guidelines and principles
to be applied in procurement. The responses of the participants in the survey on procurement (see Annex
III) were included in Ms. Caon’s presentation and helped to open the discussion on the topic.
The participants pointed out that good practices on purchasing laboratory equipment are not always
implementable because:
- University laboratories: they have limited financial resources, so that equipment and consumables
are purchased on the basis of projects granted to the University. Nevertheless, equipment
purchased on the basis of projects must remain within the project budget so its quality is not always
the best. The majority of laboratory staff also work on a project basis, so that their presence in the
laboratory is not constant;
- Government laboratories: they cannot rely on a regular budget, so they purchase large quantities
of equipment and reagents as soon as they receive financial support from the government.
LATSOLAN proposed to the GLOSOLAN coordinator to contact the GSP national focal points and
ask them to lobby with their governments to provide financial resources to governmental
laboratories for the maintenance, purchase and operation of laboratory equipment. National focal
points should be invited to lobby for the endorsement of simplified procedures for the entry of
laboratory equipment into the country.
- Maintenance is very expensive for some equipment and specialized personnel is often lacking. On
this point, LATSOLAN suggested including in the technical specifications that vendors need to
support the groups and forum for discussion and technical support established by the countries. In
this regard, user networks for similar equipment can be established. Nevertheless, the proposal to
record vendors who install and operate laboratory equipment was made. This would help
laboratories to self-install, operate and provide basic maintenance of equipment themselves.
Ms. Estefania Perez-Fernadez and Mr. Leonardo Ramirez-Lopez from BUCHI Labortechnik AG, Switzerland
closed the training session by talking about equipment installation, use and maintenance. Their
intervention was particularly appreciated by the participants who asked if the trainers could be contacted
7by email for further advice. Ms. Caon undertook to collect the participants’ questions and send them to the
trainers for feedback.
2.3. Internal and external quality control
Internal quality control
Ms. Miriam Ostinelli (INTA, Argentina) recalled the importance of quality control (QC) in soil laboratories,
linking it to the results of the survey on QC conducted in 2019 among LATSOLAN members. Thereafter, Ms.
Ostinelli listed possible direct and indirect sources of errors in laboratory procedures and provided
guidelines on how internal QC should be conducted, from calibration of laboratory equipment to reagent
control and registration of laboratory results. Table 1 reports the main steps to be followed in internal (and
external) quality control.
Table 1. Main steps to follow in internal and external quality control
Quality control
Internal External
• Documentation • Documentation
• Assay control (Standard Sample - MR • Use of CRM (soil and ref. Solutions)
soil)
• Verification and calibration of different • External calibration (mass, volume or
equipment (Use of Standard other equipment)
Substances, reference solutions and
distilled water of specified quality)
• Verification -or calibration- of the mass • EA (PT) or other interlaboratory
magnitude (use of weights as MR) and comparisons.
volume calibration (use of balance and
calibrated thermometer)
• Assay control (Use of reagent blanks)
• Assay control (Use of replicas and
samples from previous runs)
HR trained and committed to carry out the control, analyze the results and define the strategies that
allow solving the problems that arise or improving performance
Use of long-term monitoring and control tools
Establishment of Acceptance / Rejection limits based on information from the validation of the
methods, the characteristics of the MR, the calibration of the equipment. Limits based on statistical
and agronomic criteria.
Software control
• Internal audit • 3rd party audit (external)
8• Correlation of results for different characteristics of the same sample
External quality control
The session on external quality control was moderated by Ms. Bertsch and Mr. Christian Hartmann (IRD
France).
Mr. Hartmann presented the outcomes of GLOSOLAN PT 2019 and stressed the importance of organizing
such exercises at regional and national level. This is also linked to the current impossibility of GLOSOLAN to
send soil samples to all its member laboratories. In this regard, GLOSOLAN encourages national reference
laboratories to take the lead in organization of national PTs to allow all laboratories operating in their
country (and in GLOSOLAN) to get tested.
Thereafter, the attention has turned to:
- the variation in the results obtained using the routine methods and LATSOLAN’s harmonized
methods in LATSOLAN’s PT 2018. In this regard, Ms. Bertsch asked the participants to support the
proposal to ask GLOSOLAN to ask laboratories for the results obtained using their routine methods
and GLOSOLAN’s harmonized methods in future PTs. Following its endorsement, LATSOLAN will
submit this proposal to GLOSOLAN in November 2020.
- the performance of laboratories that participated in the LATSOLAN PT 2018 and the GLOSOLAN PT
2019. In general, all the Latin American laboratories that participated in these PTs have obtained
satisfactory results. Great attention was paid to the actions taken by the laboratories that
participated in GLOSOLAN PT 2019 to improve their performance. Mr. Hartmann contributed to
the discussion by providing general guidelines on how laboratories should react to the statistical
analysis of the PT results they submitted. Ms. Ostinelli presented the results of a survey on actions
taken after participating in a PT, which participants were invited to respond to prior to the meeting
(see Annex IV).
3. Position of LATSOLAN in GLOSOLAN
Ms. Caon introduced the agenda of the Fourth GLOSOLAN meeting to the participants and asked for their
opinion on:
- The GLOSOLAN SOPs should work towards harmonization in 2020-2021, which was followed by the
identification of regional leaders. The LATSOLAN SOPs will propose GLOSOLAN to work on in 2020-
2021 are reported in Table 2.
Table 2 - SOP to harmonize in 2021, proposed by LATSOLAN
Parameters and method Regional leaders (country)
Texture (pipette and Bouyoucos methods) • Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)
• Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
• Marco Corrales Soto (Costa Rica)
• Adriana Margarita Piña Escalante (Mexico)
• Víctor García (Mexico)
9• Pamella McKenzie Jamaica
Bulk density (protocol MRV C) • Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)
• Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
• Víctor García (Mexico)
Soil moisture – gravimetric • Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)
• Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
• Olga Gudelj (Argentina)
Acidity and exchangeable Aluminum with KCl 1 • Carlos Henríquez (Costa Rica)
N • Maria Cristina Suarez (Dominical Republic)
• Berta Carrera Victor González (Panamá)
Exchangable bases (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and CEC, by • Rosalina Gonzalez (Colombia)
ammonium acetate • Nuriángel Casanova (Venezuela)
Available micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Mo, • Jorge D. Etchevers Barra (Mexico)
Ni and Cd) – extraction using DTPA • Braulio La Torre Martínez (Perú)
• Julio Cesar Castro Lazo (Perú)
Cd total • Braulio La Torre Martínez (Perú)
• Julio Cesar Castro Lazo (Perú)
• Marco Corrales Soto (Costa Rica)
• Armando Guerrero Peña (Mexico)
Boron and Sulfur in CaCl2 • Armando Guerrero Peña (Mexico)
• Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)
• Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
Macro- and micronutrients (including S and B) • Braulio La Torre Martínez (Perú)
for Mehlich III • Carlos Henríquez (Costa Rica)
• Veda Obando Bustos (Costa Rica)
Moreover, LATSOLAN will propose to GLOSOLAN to review and endorse the SOPs only within the
working groups. This will also ensure that deadlines are met.
- The need to review the FAO Soils Bulletin 74 – “Guidelines for Quality Management in Soil and
Plant Laboratories”. Seventy-four per cent of the participants stated that they were not aware of
this document. The rest of the participants declared either to be aware of this document but not
to use it, or to be aware of it and use it. Overall, participants agreed on the need to update the
Bulletin.
10In conclusion, Ms. Caon asked participants to encourage other soil laboratories in their countries to join
the network, to maintain their country profile in the Soil Import Legislation Database (SIMPLE), and to
contribute to the creation and updating of their NASOLAN webpages. Moreover, she reminded participants
that anyone who is interested and has the capacity to prepare large amounts of homogeneous soil samples
could become a PT samples provider for GLOSOLAN. Participants were also requested to review the
material to be discussed and endorsed at the fourth GLOSOLAN meeting (11-13 November 2020), with
special attention to reviewing their country profiles as part of the “global assessment on soil laboratories
capacities and needs 2020”. Lastly, Ms. Caon reminded participants that the launch meeting of the
International Network on Fertilizers Analysis (INFA) will take place in December 2020. All laboratories
carrying out or wishing to carry out soil fertilizers analysis are invited to join this sub-network of GLOSOLAN
and contribute to the implementation of its work plan. Ms. Caon will soon send additional information on
this meeting by email. In the meantime, participants have been invited to complete a short survey on
fertilizers quality control procedures (available at https://forms.gle/EajVKzwz1GtaU8Th7) to gather
information for discussion at the launch meeting.
4. Governance
LATSOLAN agreed to review the governance of the network by email and to remit the decision on the 2021-
2023 governance of LATSOLAN to the National Reference Laboratories. This decision was taken (1) to
ensure a fair election that does not favor countries with a large number of laboratories registered in
GLOSOLAN, and (2) to ensure that leading positions are taken by experts who are familiar with the network.
The Steering Committee of LATSOLAN was tasked to make a proposal on the new governance of the
network, taking into account the participation of the heads of National Reference Laboratories in LATSOLAN
activities over the years and the time they could commit to the network. The proposal of the Steering
Committee was as follows:
- LATSOLAN Chair : Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, Argentina
- LATSOLAN Vice-Chair : Ms. Floria Bertsch, Costa Rica
- Steering Committee :
o Mr. Daniel Carreira, Argentina
o Mr. Daniel Vidal, Brazil
o Ms. María Suárez, Dominican Republic
o Ana Silbermann, Uruguay
Mr. Jorge Etchevers from Mexico will contribute to the work of the Steering Committee as advisor.
5. Venue and time of the next meeting
COVID-19 gave the opportunity to test new virtual meeting tools such as Zoom. Virtual meetings can engage
many more laboratories, laboratory staff and countries than in-person meetings because there are no
travel costs. Moreover, virtual meetings allow available financial resources to be allocated to other activities
such as training, purchasing equipment to laboratories in need and improving laboratory facilities. On the
other hand, virtual meetings do not allow for informal conversations and brainstorming sessions that can
lead to more and better opportunities for cooperation between laboratories, institutions and countries.
11On this basis, the participants were invited to give their opinion on the organization of future LATSOLAN
meetings. Fifty-three percent of the participants suggested alternating between in-person and virtual
meetings. Forty-one per cent preferred to continue organizing LATSOLAN meetings online every year, while
only six per cent of participants expressed their willingness to return to in-person meetings as soon as
possible.
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Annex I. Agenda
Miércoles, 14 de octubre de 2020
3:00 – 3:20PM CEST Apertura, aprobación del orden del día y foto de grupo
Sra. Floria Bertsch, Presidente de LATSOLAN
Sr. Ronald Vargas, Secretario de la Alianza Mundial por el Suelo
Sra. Rosa Cuevas, Coordinadora de LATSOLAN por los años 2018-2020
Sra. Lucrezia Caon, Coordinadora de GLOSOLAN, Secretaría de la AMS
3:20- 4:45PM CEST Item 1. Presentación de participantes por país
5 minutos por país
- Argentina, Sra. Miriam Ostinelli y Sr. Daniel Carreira, Laboratorio
Instituto de Suelos - INTA
- Bolivia, Sr. Henan Figueredo, Ministerio de Agricoltura
- Brasil, Sr. Daniel Perez, EMBRAPA
- Chile, Sra. María de los Ángeles Sepúlveda, Lab. Análisis Químico de
Suelos y Plantas
- Colombia, Sra. Vivian Álvarez, Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos /
IGAC
- Costa Rica, Sr. Carlos Henríquez, Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares
del Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad
de Costa Rica (UCR)
- Cuba, Sr. Guillermo Enrique Mora Yero, Suelos Camagüey
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
- Ecuador, Sr. Luis Cacuango, Laboratorio de Suelos, Foliares y Aguas -
AGROCALIDAD
- El Salvador, Sra. Claudia Maria Lino, Laboratorio de Suelos/CENTA
- Guatemala ---
- Haiti ----
- Jamaica, Sr. Cawayne Bryan y Sta. Pamella McKenzie, Soil Health,
Plant Tissue and Water Laboratory
- México, Sr. Armando Guerrero Peña, LASPA-CP
- Nicaragua, Sr. Pedro Enrrique Muñoz Izaguirre, Laboratorio de
Suelos y Agua Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz
- Panamá, Sr. Jhon Alexander Villalaz P., Laboratorio de Fertilidad de
suelos del Instituto de Investigación Agropecuario de Panamá
- Paraguay, Sr. Higinio Moreno Resquin, Laboratorio de Suelo
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. UNA
- Perú, Sr. Braulio La Torre Martínez, Laboratorio de Análisis de
Suelos, Plantas, Aguas y Fertilizantes-Universidad Nacional Agraria
La Molina, y Sr. Julio Cesar Castro Lazo, PROSIP - Valle Grande
- República Dominicana, Sra. Maria Cristina Suarez, Laboratorio de
Química de Suelos/Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
(LABOSUELOS/UASD)
14- Uruguay, Sra. Ana V. Silbermann, Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP
- Venezuela, Sra. Nuriángel Casanova, Laboratorio de Ecología de
Suelos, ambiente y agricultura
Item 2. Historia resumida de LATSOLAN - Red Regional de Laboratorios
4:45 – 5:05PM CEST
del Suelo para América Latina
Sra. Floria Bertsch, Presidente de LATSOLAN
5:05 – 5:30PM CEST Item 3. Actualización de GLOSOLAN - Global Soil Laboratory Network
Sra. Lucrezia Caon, Coordinadora de GLOSOLAN
5:30 - 5:45PM CEST Intervalo
Sesión 1. Redes Nacionales de Laboratorios de Suelos
Item 4. Establecimiento de las Redes Nacionales de Laboratorios del
5:45 – 6:00 PM CEST
Suelo (NASOLAN)
Sr. Filippo Benedetti, Secretaría de la AMS
6:00 – 7:00 PM CEST Item 5. Experiencias de Redes Nacionales
10 minutos para cada NASOLAN
Red Argentina de Laboratorios de Suelos
Sr. Daniel Carreira, Laboratorio del Instituto de Suelos CIRN-CNIA-INTA,
Argentina
Red Brasileña de Laboratorios de Suelo
Sr. Daniel Vidal Perez, Laboratorio de Analise de Agua, Solo e Planta (LASP),
Brazil
Red Panameña de Laboratorios de Suelo
Sr. Jhon Alexander Villalaz Perez, Laboratorio de Fertilidad de Suelo y Agua,
Panamá
Red de Costa Rica de Laboratorios de Suelo
Sra. Floria Bertsch, Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares, Costa Rica
Red Uruguaya de Laboratorio de Suelo
15Sra. Ana V. Silbermann, Laboratorio de Suelos y Aguas de la Dirección General de
Recursos Naturales – MGAP, Uruguay
Moderador: Sr. Filippo Benedetti, Secretaría de la AMS
Jueves, 15 de octubre de 2020
Sesión 2: Compra, uso y mantenimiento de equipos
Item 6. Buenas prácticas en la compra y operación de equipos de
3:00 – 3:20 PM CEST
laboratorio
Sra. Lucrezia Caon, Coordinadora de GLOSOLAN, AMS
3:20- 5:10 PM CEST Item 7. Instalación de equipos, uso y mantenimiento – buenas prácticas
Sra. Estefania Pérez-Fernadez, Sra. Jessical Oliver y Sr. Leonardo Ramírez-
López,
BUCHI Labortechnik AG, Suiza
5:10-5:30 PM CEST Item 8. Adquisición de equipos de laboratorio
- Presentación de los resultados de la encuesta
- Experiencia de GLOSOLAN en adquisiciones
Sra. Lucrezia Caon, Coordinadora de GLOSOLAN, AMS
5:30-5:45AM CEST Intervalo
Sesión 3: Control interno de la calidad
Item 9. Formación sobre control interno de calidad
5:45-7:00PM CEST
- Resultados sobre la encuesta de control de calidad realizada en el
Taller 2019
Sra. Miriam Ostinelli, Argentina
16Viernes, 16 de octubre de 2020
Sesión 4: Control de calidad externo
Item 10. Comparación de PT LATSOLAN 2018: datos armonizados
3:00 – 3:45 PM CEST
contra datos propios
Sra. Floria Bertsch, Presidente de LATSOLAN
3:45 - 4:20 PM CEST Item 11. Desempeño de LATSOLAN en el PT de GLOSOLAN 2019
Sr. Christian Hartmann, Coordinador PT 2019
4:20 – 5:00 PM CEST Item 12. Comparación del rendimiento de los laboratorios de
LATSOLAN entre el PT 2018 y el PT 2019
Sra. Floria Bertsch, Presidente de LATSOLAN
Item 13. Presentación de los resultados de la encuesta sobre cómo
5:00 - 5:30PM CEST
tomar medidas después de participar en un PT
Sra. Miriam Ostinelli, Argentina
5:30-5:45PM CEST Intervalo
Sesión 5: Sesión de toma de decisiones
Posición LATSOLAN en GLOSOLAN
5:45 – 7:00PM CEST
- Incluir la propuesta de que se analice siempre con métodos propios y
armonizados y a futuro se analice la comparación de ambos.
- Decisión sobre los SOP de armonizar en 2021 e identificación de los
líderes regionales
- Dictamen sobre la necesidad de actualizar el Boletín 74 de Suelos de
la FAO – "Directrices para la gestión de la calidad en los laboratorios
de suelos y plantas"
- Elección del nuevo Presidente y Vicepresidente y Grupo Directivo
Moderadores: Sra. Lucrezia Caon, FAO y Sr. Filippo Benedetti, Secretaria de
AMS
7:00 PM CEST Clausura de la reunión
17Annex II. List of participants
Name and last name Laboratory / Institution Country
Ailén Soto Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Alberto López Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Alejandra S. Bernárdez Laborario de suelo agua y vegetales EEA INTA, San Pedro. Argentina
Bárbara Eloísa Iwasita Suelo, Agua y Vegetal. (INTA-RILSAV – EEA Cerro Azul) Argentina
Bellanich Augusto Exequiel Laboratorio de Suelo y Agua Argentina
Cintia Tinture Torrado LASAV EEA Valle Inferior del Rio Negro Argentina
Claudio Lorenzon Laboratorio de química de suelos Argentina
Daniel Carreira Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Dunel Luciana INTA Hilario Ascasubi Argentina
Laboratorio de Suelo y Agua (RILSAV-EEA INTA Oliveros)-
Edgardo Agustín Devia Argentina
Argentina
INTA EEA Santiago del Estero Laboratorio de suelos, agua y
Emilio Abel Azar Argentina
vegetales
Esteban Julían Rubio Laboratorio de Sustratos y Aguas-INTA Argentina
Gabriel Ardit Laboratorio de suelos, agua y vegetal de la EEA Reconquista Argentina
Gabriel Escobar Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Hugo Lorenzini Laboratorio de suelos, agua y vegetal de la EEA Reconquista Argentina
Juan De Dios Herrero RILSAV EEA San Luis Argentina
Laboratorio de Suelo, Agua y Material Vegetal de la Estación
Laura Martínez Argentina
Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza del INTA
Leonardo Monzón Laboratorio de suelos, agua y vegetal de la EEA Reconquista Argentina
Lucas Torres Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Luciano Mieres Laboratorio de suelos, agua y vegetal de la EEA Reconquista Argentina
Luciano Sánchez Laboratorio de suelos, agua y vegetal de la EEA Reconquista Argentina
Centro de Estudios ambientales Integrados - Universidad
Manuela Tarabini Argentina
Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco
María Cristina Sanabria Laboratorio de Suelos, Aguas y Vegetales. EEA INTA Corrientes Argentina
Maria Luján Masseroni Laboratorio de suelo y agua de la AER INTA 25 de Mayo Argentina
María Micaela Pérez Laboratorio de Suelo y Agua (RILSAV-EEA Anguil) Argentina
Maria Natalia Barnasthpol Suelo, Agua y Vegetal. (INTA-RILSAV – EEA Cerro Azul) Argentina
Miriam Ostinelli Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos - INTA Argentina
Mónica Alejandra Karlanián Laboratorio de Sustratos y Aguas-INTA Argentina
Laboratorio de Suelo, Agua y Material Vegetal de la Estación
Mónica Mariana Pino Argentina
Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza del INTA
Nanci Kloster Laboratorio de Suelo y Agua (RILSAV-EEA Anguil) Argentina
Nicolás Maciel Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Olga Gudelj Laboratorio de física de suelos Argentina
Roberto Simon Martinez LASAV EEA Valle Inferior del Rio Negro Argentina
Rolando Gustavo Aguirre Laboratorio de suelo, agua y vegetal - Área IPAF NEA - Formosa Argentina
18Roldán María Florencia INTA EEA Sáenz Peña Argentina
Rosa De Lima Holzmann Laboratorio de Suelos y Aguas - EEA Alto Valle Argentina
Sergio Quichan LASAV EEA Valle Inferior del Rio Negro Argentina
Soledad Muñoz Laborario de suelo agua y vegetales EEA INTA, San Pedro. Argentina
Teresita Kalemberg Laboratorio Instituto de Suelos-INTA Argentina
Vanesa Asencio Laboratorio de Suelos y Aguas - EEA Alto Valle Argentina
Daniel Perez Embrapa Brasil
Angelie Díaz Laboratorio Investigación Suelos Chile
Claudia Rivera Laboratorio Investigación Suelos Chile
María De Los Ángeles Sepúlveda Lab. Análisis Químico de Suelos y Plantas Chile
Andrea Del Pilar Sánchez CIAF/IGAC Colombia
Anyela Monsalve Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Información Geográfica
Carlos Andrés Franco Colombia
CIAF/IGAC
Claudia Ortiz Hernández Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Daniel Ochoa Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Jhon Jairo Yate Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Laura Uribe Triana Laboratorio Tecnianalisis Colombia
Marco Antonio Ruiz Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos /IGAC Colombia
Nancy Leiva Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Rosalina Gonzalez La Salle University Colombia
Vivian Álvarez Laboratorio Nacional de Suelos / IGAC Colombia
Alejandra Montenegro Agrotec Laboratorios Analíticos Costa Rica
Alejandro Ureña Sánchez INTA-MAG Costa Rica
Ana Isabel Mora PALMATICA Costa Rica
Ana Laura Sancho CORBANA Costa Rica
Andrés Navarro González Laboratorio Químico del ICAFE Costa Rica
Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Carlos Henríquez Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).
Diana Mora Campos UNA-INISEFOR Costa Rica
Eduardo González AGROANÁLISIS Costa Rica
Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Francisco Córdoba Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Freddy Blanco Montero Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
Héctor Morera F. PINDECO Costa Rica
Jeff Briceño AGQ Labs CR Costa Rica
Luis Emilio Pineda EARTH Costa Rica
Marco Corrales Soto INTA-MAG Costa Rica
María Fernanda Chacón AGROANÁLISIS Costa Rica
Laboratorio de Suelos, Foliares y Aguas de la Universidad
María Teresa López Maietta Costa Rica
EARTH
19Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Marianela Blanco Morice Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
Marianela Jiménez Jiménez Laboratorio de Suelos, Foliares y Aguas, Universidad EARTH Costa Rica
Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Michael González Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).
Parménides Furcal ITCR Costa Rica
Patricia Leandro Montoya Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Costa Rica
Ricardo Noguera Peñaranda INTA Costa Rica
Roberto González Rojas Laboratorio Químico del ICAFE Costa Rica
Sergio Ramirez Amador INTA Costa Rica
Laboratorio de Suelos y Foliares del Centro de Investigaciones
Wilberth Rodríguez Costa Rica
Agronómicas (CIA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
Yorleny Alpízar Montero Laboratorio Químico del ICAFE Costa Rica
de Suelo de Matanzas
Daily Hernández Cuba
Azcuba
Suelos Guantánamo
Dania Rodríguez Mestre Instituto de Suelos, Cuba
Ministerio de la Agricultura
de Suelo de Villa Clara
Edel Toledo Rodríguez Cuba
Azcuba
de Suelo de Villa Clara
Enma Pineda Ruiz Cuba
Azcuba
Suelos Camagüey
Guillermo Mora Yero Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
Suelos Camagüey
Idelaine Díaz Valdevida Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
Sede Central INICA
Janin Águila Pérez Cuba
Azcuba
Suelos Camagüey
María Isabel Sánchez Paz Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
Suelos Guantánamo
Marianela Cintra Arancibia Instituto de Suelos, Cuba
Ministerio de la Agricultura
de Suelo de Matanzas
Marietta Díaz Guerra Cuba
Azcuba
Sede Central INICA
Mario De León Cuba
Azcuba
Milagros Lisandra Quintana de Suelo de Matanzas
Cuba
Miranda Azcuba
de Suelo de Matanzas
Olivia De Lourdes Rosales Torres Cuba
Azcuba
Sede Central INICA
Orialis Oramas Santos Cuba
Azcuba
de Suelo de Santiago de Cuba
Pablo Domingo Pablos Reyes Cuba
Azcuba
de Suelo de Villa Clara
Rafael Más Martínez Cuba
Azcuba
Laboratorio de suelos Estación Experimental de la Caña de
Ramón Blanco Alonso Cuba
Jovellanos
20de Suelo de Matanzas
Ramón Blanco Alonso Cuba
Azcuba
Universidad de Camagüey
Ramón Lamadrid Mandado Cuba
(UC)
de Suelo de Santiago de Cuba
René Nivardo Barbosa Cuba
Azcuba
Suelos Guantánamo
Roberto González Balladares Instituto de Suelos, Cuba
Ministerio de la Agricultura
Universidad de Camagüey
Silvio Martínez Sáez Cuba
(UC)
Suelos Camagüey
Sonia Delmonte López Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
Suelos Camagüey
Tamara Robles Wambrug Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
de Suelo de Matanzas
Yasmany García López Cuba
Azcuba
Sede Central INICA
Yasmany García López Cuba
Azcuba
de Suelo de Matanzas
Yenima Pellón Guzmán Cuba
Azcuba
Suelos Camagüey
Yoel López Rodríguez Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
Suelos Camagüey
Yoenis Montero Ruiz Cuba
Instituto de Suelos, Ministerio de la Agricultura
de Suelo de Matanzas
Yosel Pérez Pérez Cuba
Azcuba
de Suelo de Matanzas
Yuliet Rojas Elizalde Cuba
Azcuba
Universidad de Camagüey
Zenia González Giro Cuba
(UC)
Laboratorio de Química de Suelos/Universidad Autónoma de Dominican
Carbel Mejía Tejeda
Santo Domingo (LABOSUELOS/UASD) Republic
Dominican
Emilio Martínez Laboratorio Agroempresarial Dominicano (JAD)
Republic
Centro Norte del Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones
Dominican
Glenny Lopez Agropecuarias y Forestales-IDIAF - Laboratorio de Suelos Mata
Republic
Larga
Maria Cristina Suarez
Laboratorio de Química de Suelos/Universidad Autónoma de Dominican
Santo Domingo (LABOSUELOS/UASD) Republic
Representante Oficial
Laboratorio de Suelos y Aguas/Instituto Dominicano de Dominican
Melvin Mejía
Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF) Republic
Dominican
Socorro Garcia Pantaleon Laboratorio de Suelos Mata Larga
Republic
Bolívar Aucatoma Centro de investigación de la caña de azúcar del Ecuador Ecuador
Karina Fajardo Centro de investigación de la caña de azúcar del Ecuador Ecuador
Luis Cacuango Laboratorio de Suelos, Foliares y Aguas - AGROCALIDAD Ecuador
Tanya Guillen Centro de investigación de la caña de azúcar del Ecuador Ecuador
21Laboratorio de Análisis de Suelos, Plantas y Aguas / INIAP -
Yamil Everaldo Cartagena Ayala Ecuador
Ecuador
Ana Yaneth Valencia Laboratorio de Suelos/CENTA El Salvador
Claudia Maria Lino Laboratorio de Suelos/CENTA El Salvador
Sonia Leticia De Alegria Laboratorio de Suelos/CENTA El Salvador
Aníbal Sacbajá Salvador Castilo Orellana Guatemala
Celena Carías Salvador Castillo Orellana Guatemala
Edi Quan Salvador Castillo Orellana Guatemala
Norvin Ramos Salvador castillo Orellana Guatemala
Donald Joseph Laboratoire National de Sols (LBN) Haiti
Linda Thevenin Laboratoire National de Sols (LBN) Haiti
Marie Carmene Toussaint Laboratoire Faculte d’Agronomie Haiti
Pierre Marie Christine Melissa Laboratoire National de Sols (LBN) Haiti
Pierre Marie Darlie Laboratoire National de Sols (LBN) Haiti
Cawayne Bryan Soil Health, Plant Tissue and Water Laboratory Jamaica
Pamella Mckenzie Soil Health, Plant Tissue and Water Laboratory Jamaica
Aarón Jarquín Sánchez BioGeoQuÍmica/ECOSUR Mexico
Lab. de Química y Contaminación de suelos, aguas y plantas
Abel Cruz Montalvo Instituto de Ciencias Mexico
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Abigail Castro Análisis Técnicos S.A de C.V Mexico
Adriana Margarita Piña
Departamento de Análisis de Materiales/INEGI Mexico
Escalante
Alfredo Ogaz Suelos Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Mexico
Alondra Lizeth Ortega Navarro Laboratorio de Nutrición Vegetal- Casa Cuervo Mexico
Ana V. Coria Téllez LADiPA/El Colegio de Michoacán Mexico
Armando Guerrero Peña LASPA-CP Mexico
Laboratorio Nacional de Fertilidad de suelos y nitrición
Aurelio Báez Pérez Mexico
vegetal/INIFAP, Campo Experimental Bajío
Biól. Juan Manuel Alemán
Quimialab/Química Internacional Aplicada S.A. Mexico
Gastelum
Lab. de Química y Contaminación de suelos, aguas y plantas
Cesar Calderón Fabián Instituto de Ciencias Mexico
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Fertilidad de Suelos y Química Ambiental
Claudia Hidalgo Colegio de Postgraduados Mexico
Campus Montecillo
Eloy Camacho Díaz FYPA Mexico
Pedro Figueroa López Fertilizantes Tepeyac (laboratorio) Mexico
Laboratorio de Edafología Ambiental/Instituto de Geología,
Maricarmen Salazar Ledesma Mexico
UNAM
Edgardo Federico Hernández
Laboratorio Agrícola Diagnosis SC Mexico
Valdés
Esteban Sánchez Rodríguez LADiPA/El Colegio de Michoacán Mexico
Flor Elena Ortiz Cháirez Laboratorio de agua-suelo-planta/INIFAP Mexico
22Galdy Hernández Zárate Laboratorio de Agua-Suelo-Plantas (LASP) Mexico
Gerardo Torres Anguiano Laboratorio Agrícola Diagnosis SC Mexico
Laboratorio de Análisis de Suelos, Plantas y Agua (LASPA)
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
Héctor Estrada Medina Mexico
Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Laboratorio de análisis de suelos y agua /UNAM-Campus
Hilda Rivas Solórzano Mexico
Morelia/CIGA
Bibiana Villegas Castillo FYPA Mexico
Ana Edith Islas Ramírez Análisis Técnicos S.A de C.V Mexico
Javier Antonio Sánchez
Análisis Técnicos S.A de C.V Mexico
Hernández
María Mónica Duarte Lobo Fertilizantes Tepeyac (laboratorio) Mexico
Mónica Belén Cota García Fertilizantes Tepeyac (laboratorio) Mexico
Nestor Osvaldo Gomez Garcia Análisis Técnicos S.A de C.V Mexico
Fertilidad de Suelos y Nutrición Vegetal del INIFAP-Campo
Irma Julieta González Acuña Mexico
Experimental Santiago Ixcuintla
Fertilidad de Suelos y Química Ambiental
J. D. Etchevers Colegio de Postgraduados Mexico
Campus Montecillo
Jessica Marlen López Ibarra Departamento de Análisis de Materiales/INEGI Mexico
Laboratorio de suelos y foliares de Oleopalma// Agroindustrias
Jesús Miguel De La Cruz Payró Mexico
de Palenque S.A. de C.V.
José Abraham Álvarez García AGRUMLAB SC Mexico
José Francisco Preciado Guzmán Centro de Diagnóstico e Innovación Agrícola Mexico
José Manuel Cena Velázquez Suelos y Plantas. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. UNACH Mexico
Lab. de Química y Contaminación de suelos, aguas y plantas
José Víctor Tamariz Flores Instituto de Ciencias Mexico
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Ambiental/ Tecnológico Nacional
Judith Ruiz Luna Mexico
de México campus Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Oaxaca
Julia Cristel Alcudia Pérez Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Campeche Mexico
LAB FER -CPM
Juliana Padilla Cuevas Laboratorio Fertilidad de suelos y Química Ambiental. Campus Mexico
Montecillo. Colegio de Postgraduados
Julio César Bautista Méndez Laboratorio de Nutrición Vegetal- Casa Cuervo Mexico
Karla Tapia Fierro Laboratorio de análisis de suelos, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Mexico
Laboratorio De Análisis De Suelo-Planta-Agua-Fertilizantes
Pedro Figueroa-López Mexico
TEPEYAC
Lorena Del Carmen Hernández Centro de Investigación e Innovación para la Sustentabilidad
Mexico
Nataren de la Palma de Aceite (CIISPALMA)
Héctor Andrade Prado CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Michoacán (Laboratorio de Aguas y Suelos) Mexico
Margarita Martínez Vargas Departamento de Análisis de Materiales/INEGI Mexico
Mario García Reynoso Laboratorio de Nutrición Vegetal- Casa Cuervo Mexico
Mc. Mariela Deyta Sánchez FYPA Mexico
Nancy Gabriela Crucci Macías Departamento de Análisis de Materiales/INEGI Mexico
23Ninfa Portilla Loeza Laboratorio de análisis de suelos, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Mexico
Nora Alicia Hernández
Laboratorio de Agua-Suelo-Plantas (LASP) Mexico
Avendaño
Berta Elisa Muñoz Burgos Fertilizantes Tepeyac (laboratorio) Mexico
Anavel Vargas García FYPA Mexico
Ricardo Zermeño FYPA Mexico
Yoli Deyta Sánchez FYPA Mexico
Rafael Vivanco Tecnoinsumos Mexico
Rocío Karina Ramírez Roa Departamento de Análisis de Materiales/INEGI Mexico
Carrera Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y
Rocío Rodríguez Cabrera Mexico
Agropecuarias
Laboratorio de suelo, agua y planta/Instituto Nacional de
Rosa Martínez Pamatz Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias Campo Mexico
Experimental Tecomán
Laboratorio de análisis de suelos, agua y plantas de Instituto de
Mexico
Sandra Rocha Ortiz Ecología, A. C.
Laboratorio de Biotecnología del Recurso Microbiano/ Instituto
Sergio De Los Santos Villalobos Mexico
Tecnológico de Sonora
Laboratorio de Suelos y Plantas del Centro de Investigación en
Ulises López Noverola Ciencia Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Mexico
Tabasco.
Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Ambiental/ Tecnológico Nacional
Vicente Arturo Velasco Velasco Mexico
de México campus Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Oaxaca
Víctor García LADiPA/El Colegio de Michoacán Mexico
Laboratorio de Nutrición Vegetal del Centro de Investigación
Werner Rubio Carrasco Mexico
en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Culiacán
Pedro Enrrique Muñoz Izaguirre Laboratorio de Suelos y Agua Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz Nicaragua
Alexander Polo EnviroLab S.A. Panama
Laboratorio de Suelos y Nutrición (Facultad de Ciencias
Berta Carrera Victor González Panama
Agropecuarias de la Universidad de Panamá).
Irene Caballero Laboratorio Envirolab – Grupo ITS Panama
Laboratorio de Fertilidad de suelos del Instituto de
Jhon Alexander Villalaz P. Panama
Investigación Agropecuario de Panamá (Lab. De Referencia)
Laboratorio Especializado de Análisis de Suelos y Tejido Foliar
José Nazario Panama
(Centro Regional Universitario de Los Santos)
José Villarreal Laboratorio de Fertilidad de Suelo del IDIAP Panama
Laboratorio de suelos y Afines (Facultad de Ciencias
Liliana Escalante Panama
Agropecuarias de la Universidad de Panamá).
Linette López EnviroLab S.A. Panama
Olmedo Otero ITS Food services Panama
Shantal García ITS Food services Panama
Silvia Guerra Laboratorio COOLECHE, R.L (Dr. Maximiliano de Puy) Panama
Victor S. González C. Laboratorio de suelos y nutrición Panama
Laboratorio de Suelo
Higinio Moreno Resquin Paraguay
Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. UNA
Alexis Saucedo Chacon PROSIP - VALLE GRANDE Peru
24Laboratorio de Análisis de Suelos, Plantas, Aguas y
Braulio La Torre Martínez Peru
Fertilizantes-Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Laboratorio de Análisis de Suelos, Plantas, Aguas y
Efraín De La Vega Arcos Peru
Fertilizantes-Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Laboratorio de Análisis de Suelos, Plantas, Aguas y
Juan Miguel Guerrero Lázaro Peru
Fertilizantes-Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Julio Cesar Castro Lazo PROSIP - VALLE GRANDE Peru
Alicia Gallo Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Ana V. Silbermann Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Betina Fernandez Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Cecilia Alvarez Laboratorio Analitico Agro Industrial LAAI Uruguay
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Daniel Bassahún Uruguay
Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Déborah Torres Uruguay
Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua
Diego Pazos Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Evelyn Sirio Laboratorio Analitico Agro Industrial LAAI Uruguay
Fernanda Lloretnes Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Irene Purtscher Uruguay
Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua
Laura Patrone Laboratorio Kemia (Silpacor Srl) Uruguay
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Leticia García Uruguay
Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua
Lucia Cash Laboratorio Agrofertil Uruguay
Maximiliano Tramaglia Rojas Laboratorio Ecotech Uruguay
Mónica Fernández Estudiolab Uruguay
Nicolás Caner Lencina Laboratorio Ecotech Uruguay
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Raquel Musselli Uruguay
Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua
INIA- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria -
Rosario Oten Laboratorio de Suelos, Plantas y Agua Uruguay
Valentina Quintana Laboratorio Analitico Agro Industrial LAAI Uruguay
Victoria Bourdette Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Victoria Mancassola Laboratorio Suelos DGRN-MGAP Uruguay
Virginia Gossi Laboratorio Analitico Agro Industrial LAAI Uruguay
José Lucas Peña Suarez Laboratorios de Suelos, Aguas y Plantas del INIA Venezuela
Hendrik Sulbarán Laboratorio de Ecología de Suelos, ambiente y agricultura Venezuela
Maiella Rangel Laboratorio de Ecología de Suelos, ambiente y agricultura Venezuela
Nuriángel Casanova Laboratorio de Ecología de Suelos, ambiente y agricultura Venezuela
25Trainers and organizers:
Ms. Lucrezia Caon, Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO HQ
Mr. Filippo Benedetti, Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, FAO HQ
Ms. Nopmanee Suvannang, GLOSOLAN Chair
Ms. Floria Bertsch, LATSOLAN Chair
Mr. Christian Hartmann, IRD France
Mr. Leonardo Ramirez-Lopez, BUCHI Labortechnik AG, Switzerland
Ms. Estefania Perez-Fernadez, BUCHI Labortechnik AG, Switzerland
26Annex III. Survey on the procurement of laboratory equipment
Participants to the meeting were asked to complete an online survey on procurement to enrich the
discussion on equipment purchasing, use and maintenance. In total, 70 responses were submitted.
The main questions in the survey and answers by participants are herewith reported:
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Thirty-three respondents reported the following evaluation criteria they adopt:
• Assistance after purchasing (training, maintenance)
• Compliance with requirements, delivery time, price
• Brands, quality certificates
• The compliance with the requirements defined in the bid (equipment characteristics, installation
and training - especially for high-cost equipment, delivery times, maintenance of the offer, etc.),
presence of company representatives in the country (preferably with a subsidiary, service and
provision of guaranteed consumables), existence of equipment of the same brand already
installed in other laboratories in the Network or in national laboratories that can provide
information on the performance or provision of the equipment, price/quality ratio
• Warranty on full equipment for 1-2 years on parts and services, maintenance check every 6
months, technical staff in the country, training on site. That the supplier has all the accessories
and consumables of the equipment, or you import it
• Brand, supplier, price
• Consumables and scope of maintenance
• Provider history is primary, peer counseling if a new provider
• Technical service and equipment warranty, as well as accessibility to supplies and spare parts
• Price, quality, availability
• Supplier's background, remote assistance, warranty offered, after-sales service
• Known supplier
• Technical support, service, quality, price
30• Remote/on-site technical after-sales service, availability of supplies and consumables
• Evaluation and qualification of the supplier, technical service, quality certifications
• Verification of the qualities of the equipment in analogous laboratories in the country or region
• Personal consultation with the users of the equipment model I require or offer
• Warranty, training, including delivery and start-up, quality and price, response time for warranty
and maintenance. Effectiveness in repairs of the company
• Warranty service price
• Price, brand, delivery time
• Technical Service
• Price/quality ratio, additional training, equipment warranty and customer service are offered
• Equipment maintenance, companies with representation in the country, fast service.
• Training offered
• Comply with requested specifications, cost, support
• Technical service after sale and, if required, cover of the cost related to the installation and
commission of the equipment
• Delivery time, warranty, training and follow-up of the supplier, technical support in the country
• Offer of complete training when acquiring sophisticated equipment
• Availability, quality and price
• Quality, technical support, guarantee, price
• Training, quick response
• Quality, functionality-targets, consumables, price
• Prices, quality and guarantee
31Annex IV. Survey on the action taken by soil laboratories after
participating in a proficiency test
Participants to the meeting were asked to complete an online survey on the actions to take after
participating in a proficiency test (PT) in order to improve their performance and obtain better results in
future PTs. In total, 47 responses were submitted.
The main questions in the survey and answers by participants are herewith reported:
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In case participants selected “other”, it was asked them to specify what actions are taken if the results
obtained in a PT are satisfactory. Answers are reported below:
• Organize data records
• Evaluation of the methods applied in the PT and those used by laboratory, for subsequent
validation and replacement of the method. Assess the applicability of it in the tests.
• Improve efforts to maintain historical quality in proficiency testing. We intend to initiate
accreditation management.
• PT results serve as an evaluation of the work of the technical staff in the company
• Report to the work team, report the validation and presentation to the Lab Manager
• Report the results in Levey-Jennings table
34In case participants selected “other”, it was asked them to specify what actions are taken if the results
obtained in a PT are questionable. Answers are reported below:
• Assess the quality of the performance
• Evaluating analysts
• Repeat the test
35In case participants selected “other”, it was asked them to specify what actions are taken if the results
obtained in a PT are unsatisfactory. Answers are reported below:
• Analysis of causes and taking corrective measures or improvements
• Participate in another PT
• Re-testing, training
• Test verification, if applicable
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