This was stated by the head of the agro-industrial portfolio during the Argentina Exporta 2019 Forum. The Secretary of Government for Agroindustry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, participated this Thursday (23.5.2019) in the Argentina Exporta Forum, where the latest global trends in international trade are presented, and stated that "Argentina's main capital is the entrepreneurial talent of its producers, because they know perfectly well what needs to be done once a market has been opened..
The official added that "Opening markets means ordering from back to front, because demand awakens interest in producing, but it also generates the desire for innovation and technological improvements.«.
Etchevehere told the companies that "All the experience we are going through is very valuable. There is a great team in Agroindustry and in the Government working with the objective of continuing to build trust based on a strategic vision that seeks to make Argentina the supermarket of the world based on an intelligent insertionand".
At the beginning of his presentation, the Secretary reviewed the main challenges and opportunities for our country in terms of exports and international trade.
Among the highlights, the Secretary reported that "theThe national agroindustry is the great engine of development of our country, because it represents 61% of Argentine exports. Our country has a very important role at a global level, both in terms of production and trade." He added: "We work to consolidate ourselves as a reliable supplier of quality food, which exports added value and generates more investment, employment and territorial roots in the places where we produce."«.
Pending challenge
International business specialist and Director of the DNI consulting firm, Marcelo Elizondo, said that "Foreign trade is a pending challenge. Argentina is slowly catching up. In 2018, exports grew 5% but they must catch up.«.
And he stressed that "This type of effort, where authorities, representatives and companies come together, creates a favorable climate to put the actors in contact and make the officials explain the political guidelines that Argentina offers.«.
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