Within the framework of the ExpoAlfa Norte, held in Villa Ángela, Chaco, a fundamental step was taken for the forage and agroindustrial development of Chaco with the official presentation and institutionalization of the Table of the Alfalfa Value Chain of the Province of Chaco.
The culminating point of the meeting was the signing and promulgation of the Resolution No. 1232 of the Ministry of Production and Sustainable Economic Development of the Province of Chaco, signed by Minister Oscar Dudik. This regulation establishes the Alfalfera Table as a permanent and consultative space for articulation, dialogue and joint work between the public and private sectors.
A strategic institutional framework for the province
The initiative seeks to promote the comprehensive, sustainable and competitive development of the crop in the Chaco, which today has a registered area of about 32,000 hectares within the framework of the provincial “+ Alfalfa” project.
Among its main guidelines are:
- Productive increase and sustainability: Promote the adoption of technological innovations, efficient crop management and controlled seed production.
- Diversification and integration: Promote the transformation of vegetable protein into animal protein and strengthen the most vulnerable producer segments.
- Value addition and industrialization: Promote the development of the forage supply in all its forms (bales, mega bales, rolls, pellets) articulating with the local metalworking industry.
- Opening of markets and infrastructure: Improve access to regional and international markets, developing collection and logistics alternatives.
Governance and work commissions in progress
The Board of Directors It will be coordinated by the Undersecretariat of Agriculture of the Ministry of Production and will have the representative participation of:
- Alfalfa producers of the province.
- Technical and inspection bodies: WHILE, SENASA e INSANE.
- National University of the Northeast (UNNE) and the Professional Council of Agronomists of Chaco.
- Representatives of the metalworking industry, suppliers of inputs, services, logistics and transportation.
After the first preparatory meeting of the Table (held virtually on September 17), the main actors in the sector are already distributed and actively working in five specific technical commissions with high participation (more than 92% of members joining to date):
- Production: Focused on implantation, seeds, health and weed management.
- Mechanization and Equipment: Oriented towards the introduction of machinery and the intervention of the Chaco metalworking sector.
- Industrialization: Focused on providing added value at origin and promoting local industrial processes.
- Commercial and Infrastructure: Dedicated to internal and external market studies, price improvement and development of productive development projects.
- Legal Framework: Cross-cutting area dedicated to the analysis of regulations together with control organizations (INASE, SENASA, regional laboratories).
With the official signature and the commissions in full operation, the province of Chaco consolidates a key tool to position alfalfa as one of the strategic engines of the Norte Grande.
Source: somosalfalfa.com.ar
