Edgar Omar Rueda Puente

Universidad de Sonora, Mexico

Abstract Title:Agronomic engineering and human nutrition: The rise of functional medicine in global food sovereignty

Biography:

Dr. Edgar Omar Rueda Puente is a Research Professor at the University of Sonora, Mexico. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the International Organization for Inclusion and Quality Education (OIICE) in 2021 and holds Level III in the National System of Researchers (SECIHTI, formerly CONAHCyT). He has been recognized six times as a Distinguished Researcher by the University of Sonora. He is qualified to audit and implement institutional management systems including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 21001:2018, and ISO 50001, and holds CONOCER EC0217 certification for delivering in-person training courses. He is a member of the Inter Secretarial Commission on Biosafety of GMOs in Mexico and a founding member of the World Water Organization (OMAR) and its Scientific Committee, which established a Botanical Center in Santuario, Colombia using seawater for agriculture and human use. Dr. Rueda Puente has authored over 100 scientific articles and supervises undergraduate and graduate students.

Research Interest:

Global food production faces the imperative challenge of ensuring plant-based supplies that meet sustainability, quality, and food safety standards. In this scenario, the agronomic engineer emerges as a strategic actor capable of transforming agri-food systems. However, economic pressures have historically diverted sustainability criteria, resulting in agriculture dependent on agrochemicals that compromises consumer health.This phenomenon finds a parallel in conventional medicine, where the focus has shifted toward commercial interests over the patient's overall well-being. In response, a transformative alternative arises: the convergence of organic and sustainable agriculture with the principles of Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition.The central proposal of this conference is to redefine the agricultural engineer as a public health agent who, by promoting food sovereignty and reducing pesticide use, directly impacts the creation of health from the ground up. Adopting an approach centered on the individual and the biological quality of food allows us to move from a model that cures diseases to one that generates vital well-being.This presentation, delivered to the Global Scientific Community, integrates scientific evidence with the wisdom of Functional Medicine and is enriched by the vision of Dr. Beatriz Boullosa, a leading figure in nutrition in Mexico and President of the Mexican Federation of Sports Nutrition. By reorienting agricultural production toward nutritional excellence, we restore the human dimension to our technical and social work.

What will audience learn from your presentation?

• The agronomist is the technical-scientific basis for the generation of food products in a sustainable manner at the field level.
• Knowing the composition of our foods combined with a lifestyle, our healthier lives.
• Nutrition, hydration, stress management, exercise, interpersonal relationships, rest, are the principles of a healthy life