Law for the protection of Colombian banana, palm, and citrus has been approved in Chamber

The representative for Magdalena, Hernando Guida, announced through social networks that Bill No. 242 of 2021, which seeks the protection of Banana, Palm and Citrus, was approved in plenary session of the House of Representatives. This initiative is yours. According to the representative of the Partido de la U, this project "declares the prevention and containment of plantain and banana wilting, citrus HLB disease and bud rot as a health priority", he also stated that it will seek to protect to the workers, their jobs and we guarantee the well-being of the thousands of families that are dedicated to these activities. Guida thanked each person who contributed to the development of this initiative, such as the elaboration of the text, "this is how the Federation of Palma, the banana associations of Magdalena and Urabá, (...) the people who collaborated from the sector of citrus, to ICA, for being a fundamental part of the articulation, to the Government, Minister of Agriculture ...