Government Strengthens Agrotechnical Education to Promote Quality Food Production

The Chief of Staff of the SAGyP, Juan Manuel Fernández Arocena, stated today that “support for agrotechnical education is a priority in the strategy of the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, to promote the production of healthy and quality food”, al participate with the undersecretary of Productive and Sustainable Strengthening for Small and Medium Agri-Food Producers, Milagros Barbieri; and the Minister of Agrarian Development of the province of Buenos Aires, Javier Rodríguez, from a meeting with agrotechnical schools and producers, at the Agrarian School No. 1 located in the Buenos Aires town of Berazategui.

“We prioritize the lines of work of the educational sector at all levels and, especially, agrotechnical schools, because we believe in free, quality public education that provides equal opportunities for all,” Fernández Arocena highlighted. explain that the Program for Strengthening Agro-Sustainable Training Spaces (FOEFAgro) seeks to strengthen the capacities of agricultural and agro-technical secondary schools in relation to the sustainable agri-food training of future technicians, promoting the development of local productive projects.

For her part, Undersecretary Milagros Barbieri indicated the importance of this type of initiative because it encourages agro-educational establishments to “develop projects that allow the acquisition of new technologies that improve educational quality” and added “we also seek with FOEFagro that they can contribute to the community where they live.

“Rural schools play a fundamental role in the roots, job training and development of communities. And at this time when some talk about educational vouchers, it is important to highlight that, without the presence and investment of the State, many of Those rural schools would not exist today or many students would not have access to them. Free public schools tend to generate equal opportunities,” highlighted the Minister of Agrarian Development, Javier Rodríguez.

And he added: “This initiative of the national government is in line with the Schools and Agrarian Development Program that we have been promoting in the Province, which has as its main objective to strengthen the articulated and integrated work of the Professional Technical Education institutions, the MDA and the organizations communities linked to food production, distribution and marketing”.

Also participating in the activity were the national director of Productive and Sustainable Development for Small and Medium Producers, Fernando Rizza; the director of Agrarian Education of Buenos Aires, Ricardo Luis De Gisi; teachers, students and producers.