The efforts to achieve equivalence to export Panamanian meat, dairy products and fruit products to the United States, climate change and strengthen phyto-zoosanitary systems; were some of the issues addressed during the visit made by the United States Ambassador to Panama, Mari Carmen Aponte, to the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama.

Minister Valderrama said that is a very nice project having the United States with investment and technology and Panama with the strategic location that has allowed us to control that the gusano barrenador does not make it to North America and Central America,” he said.

He explained that this project represents a saving of more than 3 billion dollars a year for American livestock, Central America and in favor of all humanity.

Valderama said that in Panama they have the doors open for what can be done for the benefit of the people, which confronts difficult moments as a result of poverty and migration, in which the United States becomes a recipient country to the most important thing. They are towns that have a history of more than 100 years, so their country is committed to continuing to strengthen this link. The General Secretary of MIDA, Erya Villarreal; Roy Frías, Technical Secretary; Anaris Cedeño, Director in charge of Commercial Policy, in addition to the General Manager of the BDA, Cecilio Ricord, the director.