To unify criteria regarding the requirements for the transportation of agricultural and livestock products, government authorities met in the border community of Río Sereno, Renacimiento district, Chiriqui.
The call, made by the Ministry of Agricultural Development, was attended by officials from the National Customs Authority, SENAFRONT, the deputy Tatiana Morales, the Mayor of Renacimiento, Quintín Pittí, directors of the producers association, APRE, and representatives of the transporters.
“What we are looking for is close collaboration between transporters and producers with the support of MIDA extension agents and institutions related to the activities that take place on the border,” said MIDA regional deputy director Jeyson Ortega.
The strategy seeks to avoid setbacks during inspections at checkpoints.
Ortega said that starting August 12, an inventory of coffee farms located along the border in Renacimiento will begin, which will provide important data such as the production capacity of each farm, the registration of producers and the vehicles that will transport the harvest.
These actions, Ortega explains, will help stop the smuggling of products across the Costa Rican-Panamanian border, a crime that threatens the national agricultural heritage and the food security of our country.
