Profesor Asociado
Dr. Roberto Jara Rojas
Doctor en Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca
Ing. Agrónomo, Universidad de Talca
Línea de Investigación
Su interés de investigación se enmarca en la economía de la agricultura familiar campesina, adopción de tecnologías, productividad y evaluación del impacto de proyectos de desarrollo.
Bopp, C., Villamayor-Tomás, S., Jordán, C., Engler, A., Jara-Rojas, R. 2026. What’s the role of community managers in collective action? An empirical analysis of irrigators’ cooperation decisions in Chilean Water User Associations. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-025-01046-5
Blas Lavandero, Mauricio González-Chang, Roberto Jara-Rojas, Ismael Gallardo,Kris Wyckhuys. 2025. Enhancing agroecological transitions: From locally-adapted protocols to a global transdisciplinary applied approach. Farming System. doi: 10.1016/j.farsys.2025.100154
Jordán, C., Engler, A., Bopp, C., Poortvliet, M., Jara-Rojas, R. 2025. Adaptation behavior to prolonged drought conditions: Farmers’ responses to water scarcity in Central Chile. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-025-06421-y
R Jara-Rojas, C Echeverría, R Fuentes, F Fuentes. 2024. Agricultural Dynamics in Chile: Integrating Satellite Imagery, Agroclimatic Data, and Spatial Analysis for Sustainable Food Production. 2023 IEEE CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON60335.2023.10418711
Bopp, C., Engler, A., Jordán, C., Jara-Rojas, R. 2024. What is behind water users’ satisfaction? An empirical analysis of Water Users Associations under different water availability conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 304, 109072. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2874323/v1
FONDECYT REGULAR. Assessing the adaptation process and impacts of climate risks: revising long-term changes and extreme weather events. 2023-2026. (Co Investigador).
FONDECYT REGULAR. Nº 1220622. Understanding the adoption process of conservation agriculture among peasant farmers: risk preferences, behavior change and policy design. 2022-2026. (Investigador Responsable).
FONDECYT Postdoc. Nº 3220265. Adaptación a la escasez de agua y acción colectiva en comunidades de agua: implicancias para la seguridad hídrica en sistemas productivos de Chile Central. 2022-2025. (Investigador Patrocinante).