Meeting brought together representatives from the public, private and union sectors in Buenos Aires, along with delegations from various countries across America.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the regional workshop was held Use of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) standards to ensure and facilitate the safe international trade of terrestrial and aquatic animal products, instance to which the Chilean Mussel Farmers Association was invited by Sernapesca, and where the Executive Director of AmiChile participated, Rodrigo Carrasco.
The meeting had the purpose of share experiences, challenges and good practices for the definition and application of health measures that allow ensuring the safe trade of terrestrial, aquatic animals and their derived products. Likewise, it sought to provide tools that strengthen the regional cooperation and promote the integration of national activities, especially in contexts where the health of terrestrial and aquatic animals is managed by different agencies.
In the case of Chile, they were present Sernapesca, the SAG and AmiChileRegarding the experience, Rodrigo Carrasco explained that "it was a great learning and exchange experience, where we were a minority of private sector representatives, working in mixed groups, reviewing processes and real cases of health problems that can arise in the production and export of animals. It was a very technical workshop, but also very informative about how the trade linked to protein sources is structured" "animal", precisó.
The activity brought together representatives from the public, private and trade sectors, together with delegations from various countries throughout America.
