Numerary Member
Experimental Sciences: PhD in Biology
Date of admission: 7 October 2025
Inaugural speech: «Insularity and Sustainability in the Agricultural Sector of the Balearic Islands»
Reply speech: H.E. Ildefonso García Serena, Emeritus Dean of the College of Marketing and Communication of Catalonia
Outstanding career: A key figure in the development of the primary sector in the Balearic Islands. His work focuses on the genetic and productive improvement of the Mallorcan black pig, meat quality, animal welfare, and innovation in local crops such as the tomàquet de ramellet, contributing to the balance between agricultural tradition and scientific sustainability.
Dr. JAIME JAUME SUREDA
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Agricultural Technical Engineer.
- Agronomist Engineer.
- PhD in Biology from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
- Director of Agricultural Production Development at the Institute for Agri-Food and Fisheries Research and Training of the Balearic Islands (IRFAP), part of the Government of the Balearic Islands.
- Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Construction at the University of the Balearic Islands.
- Affiliated with the UIB as an associate professor since 2004.
- Teaches in the Degree in Agri-Food and Rural Environment Engineering and in the Master’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering.
- Collaborator in the Scientific Tastings organised by the Research Support Office (OSR) of the UIB.
- Participant in the training programmes of the Open University for Seniors (UOM).
- Research and activities related to the conservation of the Mallorcan black pig.
- Studies on meat quality and animal welfare.
- Research in forage production and improvement of the ramallet tomato yield.
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