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Voysest, Oswaldo was born on September 18, 1933 in Callao, Peru. Son of Alejandro and Constanza Voysest.
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Oswaldo Voysest
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Oswaldo Voysest, Peruvian Agronomist, researcher. Achievements include research in breeding 5 bean varieties currently grown in the Peruvian coast; management of the CIAT Bean International Trials Network for 20 years; more than 100 bean cultivars have been released throughout the world through this network. Rockefeller Foundation fellow, 1958, 61-63, 67-70; recipient Meritorious Svc. award Bean Improvement Cooperative, 1993.
Education
Master of Science, University of California, Davis, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1970.
Career
Plant breeder bean program, La Molina Agricultural Experiment Station, Lima, Peru, 1959-1969; head bean program, La Molina Agricultural Experiment Station, Lima, Peru, 1970-1975; agronomist bean program, CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture), Cali, Colombia, 1976-1996; coordinator Bean Regional Project, Andean Zone, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Rotary, Maranga, Peru, 1969. Member American Society Agronomy, American Society Crop Science.
Connections
Married Magda Diaz, January 8, 1959. Children:Magda, Oswaldo.
