Strengthen sanitary control of agriculture at the border with Bolivia and Paraguay

Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay have agreed to act to strengthen animal and plant health in border areas through national health and quality services in agriculture (Senasa), agricultural health and food security (Senasag of Bolivia), plant and seed quality, and quality and animal health (Senave and Senacsa of Paraguay).

The pledge was closed at a meeting between representatives of the three countries made in the city of Santa Victoria Este in Salta, with the presence of the presidents of Senasa, Ricardo Negri; Senacsa, José Carlos Martín and General Technical Directors of Senave, César Rivas and Senasag National, Javier Suárez.

"At the meeting, we discussed ways to improve health work in the region called Gran Chaco." As far as animal health is concerned, We signed an agreement to strengthen joint work and next year we will attend a meeting in Philadelphia (Paraguay) to badyze the actions of the work teams, "said Negri, as published. Argentine News.

Organizations from the three countries signed a memorandum of understanding for strengthening and technical cooperation at borders in the field of animal health.

With respect to plant health, they committed to frequent checks in hard-to-reach border areas and to maintain fluid communication to inform Lobster observation from one country to another.