Albrecht Glatzle is a consultant, cattle rancher, and retired Director of Research of INTTAS (Iniciativa para la Investigación y Transferencia de Tecnología Agraria Sostenible), Chaco, Paraguay.

Professional experience:   

27 years of applied research:

Botswana: Rangeland ecology, FAO, 2 years

Morocco: Forage improvement, GTZ, 4 years

Paraguay: Expert for pasture management and improvement at the Central Chaco Research Station (MAG/GTZ) 9 years, plus 12 years leader of the project (later association of the private sector) INTTAS

• 8 years scientific staff member at Hohenheim University, Germany, Institutes of Plant Nutrition and Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics.
• More than 50 missions to more than 25 countries (conferences, consultancies etc.)
• Author of more than 100 publications or reports and two books:

Pasture Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (in German language), Compendium on pasture management in the Chaco (in Spanish language).

• Awards received by two provincial governments of the Paraguayan Chaco for the valuable assistance given to the development of sustainable land use systems.
• Fellow of the Tropical Grassland Society of Australia (2006) http://www.tropicalgrasslands.asn.au/Tropical%20Grasslands%20Journal%20archive/PDFs/Vol_40_2006/Vol_40_01_2006_pp60_61.pdf