Minister Walker declares agriculture as a critical infrastructure activity: "Today more than ever our work is relevant"
The Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, met with representatives of the Association of Rural Municipalities (AMUR) to analyze the measures implemented regarding the operation of free fairs and supplies in their territories. In addition, the holder of the portfolio explained the operation of the safe conducts and the operation measures for the Chilean fields.
“In our safe sourcing committee, we want all the products of the field to continue being on the table of all Chileans for three times a day. From the field to the table is the fundamental objective of this committee. Therefore, the first thing we have done has been to declare agriculture as a critical infrastructure activity, that is, agriculture cannot stop. The field cannot stop because the large amount of food that we have in Chile is produced by our agriculture ”, affirmed the Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker.
The measure is within the framework of a series of decisions that the Government has taken to face the health emergency, where critical sectors have been identified that cannot be stopped, one of them is the agricultural sector, which is an essential sector to maintain the food chain. . Therefore, in the case of having stricter quarantines in the future, there will be a special safe-conduct (permits) for all workers in the sector.
“For this chain, the safe conduit instructions consider that vehicles with dispatch guides can circulate in addition to the driver's identity card, which function as safe conduit. There is also the option of collective safe-conduct that companies can request via the internet at comisariavirtual.cl which is open for those companies and enterprises in the agri-food sector that have tasks in critical functions such as harvests, harvests, food production and also for food supply. livestock, fish farming, etc ”, pointed out the Undersecretary of Agriculture, José Ignacio Pinochet.
Minister Antonio Walker paid a tribute to the country man and stressed that all his productions, packing, processes, transportation and ports continue to function normally.
“Chile cannot lack food and we are very concerned about that. We also do not want speculation or food hoarding and with the work we have done recently in the Ministry of Agriculture we can assure it. The other day a woman bought four bags of potatoes at Vega and I asked her why four bags, if she needs four kilos? And it was for fear of supply. We have made a count and we are very well prepared to supply Chileans, ”said Minister Antonio Walker.
Finally, the authorities asked the country's mayors to take the necessary measures to allow free fairs to function properly and Minister Antonio Walker reiterated his determination to extend the loan payments announced last Thursday for three months. This measure will have an immediate effect and will be carried out automatically for all farmers who use INdap in the country and its extension will be evaluated over time.
Hygienic measures for the Chilean fields:
Among the measures highlighted by the Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, highlighted the development of a manual of good hygienic practices to protect workers in the rural world.
“The first thing is to take care of and protect all the people who live in the rural world, more than six million inhabit the rural world. More than a million people work in the production of food directly and another million work in the distribution of our food. For this reason, we have produced a manual of good hygienic practices that is aimed at protecting all agricultural workers. From the moment they get on the transport, until they arrive at a property ”, stated the holder of the portfolio.
In the case of an infected person or that a health center sends them to quarantine, they must request their respective medical license.
Review below the measures taken:
- Keep access doors closed to the farms.
- Prohibited all entry to the farms by people who are not workers or carriers.
- Temperature measurement in the access of each Fundo since yesterday Monday. It will be measured with laser systems. Every person, worker, carrier must go through the measurement.
- In the case of a person with a fever, they should go directly to a healthcare center.
- Daily fumigation in dining rooms, transports and bathrooms.
- Frequent hand washing.
- Distance between people in dining rooms
- Transportation will be increased to decrease the number of people per transportation.
- Truck carriers must enter alone and unaccompanied
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