Mexico promotes avocado, lemon and berries in the European Union

The governor of the state of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez, and members of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, strengthened coordination to support the development, certification and export of products such as avocado, lemon and berries. In a working meeting with the Mexican ambassador in Sweden, Alejandro Alday, and directors of this chamber made up of more than 1,300 businessmen and industrialists, the governor expressed interest in supporting the processes to facilitate the export of agricultural foods. This, after presenting the actions and programs implemented by the administration for the preservation of natural resources and the environment, such as the Guardian Forestal satellite surveillance system, which combats and denounces deforestation due to change in land use, in addition to promoting and supporting the voluntary certification of avocado to prevent the fruit grown in illegal orchards from being marketed. “Michoacán is a leader in agricultural exports in Mexico, where ...