Joaquin Orellana

Managing Director

Afrikelp-USA

Joaquin Orellana studied Agronomist Engineering (Chile), and Fertigation in Israel. Joaquin started his career as an agronomist at Ferrero Group Corporate as a Hazelnut Program Manager expanding his knowledge on orchard management and fertilization. Later he changed his career to the fertilizer industry at Compo Expert, where he used his vast knowledge to develop fertilizers such as Nitrification Inhibitors, Control Release Fertilizers, Slow Release Fertilizers and biostimulants.

Currently, Joaquin is the Managing Director at Afrikelp-USA. According to Joaquin, Afrikelp is a unique and sustainable kelp product that when applied strategically allows to improve quality parameters and yield in different crops contributing to the profitability of farmers.” Joaquin has been a speaker at different congresses including the Table Grape Symposium in South Africa (2007) and at the World Forestry Congress (Argentina, 2009).