Connecting ideas.
Creating possibilities.
I’m Víctor Arboleda. I connect people, knowledge and technology to explore new ways of working, learning and creating.
Areas of work
Applied technology
Connecting agents, applications and people.
Agriculture and food systems
Connecting agricultural knowledge, information and business thinking.
International education
Connecting professionals with learning opportunities.
Creative industries
Exploring audiovisual storytelling and AI-assisted publishing.
Environmental management
Understanding impact to make better decisions.
International development
Connecting rural realities, learning and purposeful projects.
Recent ideas
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What agricultural technology adoption actually requires
Read article: What agricultural technology adoption actually requiresThe question is rarely whether a technology works. It is whether it survives the month after the project vehicle stops arriving.
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From participant to program: what I learned on both sides of an exchange
Read article: From participant to program: what I learned on both sides of an exchangeIn 2018 I arrived in the United States as an intern on a swine farm. In 2023 I returned to work on the program that had sent me. The view is different from each side.
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Measuring sustainability without drowning the producer
Read article: Measuring sustainability without drowning the producerEvery certification scheme adds indicators. Almost none of them remove any. Somebody at the end of the chain absorbs that cost, and it is usually the person with the least capacity to absorb it.
A connected perspective.
Working with producers, companies and development organizations taught me to connect strategy with reality. Today that perspective also informs my work in international education.