National Deputy and Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Martín Ardohain, highlighted the current situation in the agricultural sector and urged the government of Javier Milei to 'seek consensus' with the sector before imposing measures by decree. In an interview with the Rivadavia Agro program on Radio Rivadavia, accessed by the Argentine News Agency, Ardohain analyzed the present state of the agribusiness sector and its relationship with the national administration, focusing on the legislative agenda he must drive as the new chairman of the Agriculture Committee. Despite pointing out an 'extraordinary opportunity' in the sector and majority support for the economic course, he warned about the need to dialogue with sector actors before proceeding with structural reforms by decree. In this sense, he referred to the Seeds Law, which the Executive seeks to align with international standards, adhering to the parameters of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, known as UPOV 91. The initiative is facing rejections and reopens a historical dispute between seed companies and producers, which Ardohain described as a 'very atomized' scenario with different proposals. In this regard, he stressed that positions must be bridged to build a common alternative from the agricultural sector. Regarding the stance of the Javier Milei administration on the implementation of UPOV 91 in the Argentine market, he considered that 'the Government should not issue it by decree or adhere without consulting' the other involved actors and stated that 'I want the Government to be able to agree on a single message with the sector'. As for the deregulation of vaccination, which is also promoted by the national Executive, he assured that 'no one wants to lose the health status we have gained,' but considered it necessary to debate the validity of the current system. In this regard, the Pampean legislator expressed that 'we have to see if the foundations are still working after 20 years or if producers can freely choose to vaccinate with a foundation or with a veterinarian'. By raising these axes, Ardohain highlighted the change in the political climate of recent times by emphasizing that 'we have a government that is listening, coming out of 20 years of not listening to anyone and mistreating the sector'. According to his vision, despite the internal noise and discomfort in certain sectors, the majority of Argentines and producers continue to accompany the ruling party because, in general lines, it fulfills the historic request of the field: 'Let us work and get the foot off our heads'. Likewise, the president of the Agriculture Committee considered that the legislative scenario is much more favorable than last year by stating that 'the Kuka risk is over and today the Government has the tools to be more at ease and work better in Congress'.
