"I am leaving worried": the Government presented to the Roundtable a plan to reform the INTA

Amid the changes that the Government seeks to implement at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), national officials, led by the Secretary of Agriculture, Sergio Iraeta, and the Secretary of Production Coordination, Pablo Lavigne, formally presented to the Mesa de Enlace a document with a roadmap to reform the organization. A working table was opened to discuss the points. It involves seven general axes with structural changes in the entity. Upon inquiry from this media outlet, Agriculture declined to comment. According to this media outlet, the Government representatives proposed the implementation of a voluntary retirement plan for INTA personnel. It was clarified that the proposal is still being developed and must be evaluated with the Ministry of Economy. In addition, it was proposed to review more than 200 programs and lines of work, to determine which continue, are reformulated or are closed. At this point, the possible closure of some specific programs ...