Health, the key to success in Sonoran agricultural exports in Mexico

DAYANE ARIEL LAGARDA. GRANDSTAND. The Sagarhpa is seeking an increase in the budget, so that health continues to facilitate agricultural exploitation in Sonora and the profit of millions of pesos. HERMOSILLO, Sonora. Plant and animal health in the agricultural sector of Sonora and Mexico plays a fundamental role in the protection of crops and livestock, increasing productivity, improving quality and 'opening doors' to the most demanding markets. Every year around two billion pesos are invested in agricultural health, which has made it possible to have first-world diagnostic laboratories and epidemiological and quarantine surveillance stations, in addition to the scientific component provided by the National Institute of Agricultural and Livestock Forestry Research (Inifap). The Local Board of Plant Health of the Yaqui Valley, highlighted that preventive actions against pests and diseases benefit, in a special way, small-scale producers, for whom it would be devastating to lose ...