Mexico City /
In the morning conference at the National Palace this Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) Julio Berdegué Sacristán advertisement what is wanted lower the price of tortilla 10 percent.
“We have to think about our consumers, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable people in this country. They spend a very high percentage of their entire income on buying tortillas, which are very important in their diet, and prices have increased and have not decreased,” he said. Berdegue.
For what he promised work with all the actors in the chain to see how to reach an agreement and be able to achieve a decrease in the price of tortilla.
Likewise, he assured that talks have already been established with representatives of the production chain, and that they will soon be invited to sign a national agreement for corn and tortilla.
“With a very ambitious goal, to lower the price of tortillas during the six-year term by up to 10% in real terms,” he said.
In his participation, Berdeguereiterated thatl mexican countryside is very present on the second floor of the fourth transformation, since the guiding axis of this policy in the field is food sovereignty.
And he pointed out that the plan establishes the objective that the country has all the necessary conditions to guarantee the constitutional right to foodnot only today but in the future.
“This means, of course, producing more healthy food, but it also means the well-being of the people who produce that food, both farmers, fishermen, and day laborers, and it also means taking care of our soil, water, and using fewer pesticides,” said
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