President Luis Lacalle Pou highlighted the improvement of the employment in it agriculture and he valued the cooperation between the different members of the sector, considering that “it is no joke between competitors to grow together.”
The president put the focus on the technological innovation applied to the fields and stated that “what is multiplied is job In the agricultural sector it is a good demonstration of what our country is: raw materials, commodities and innovation.”
Lacalle Pou expressed himself in this way when leading the celebrations for the anniversary of the consortium Rural Square and admitted that representatives from other companies told him that “the sun rises for everyone,” alluding to the fact that “coming together makes everyone grow,” the president interpreted.
On this point, he pointed out that there is “a false belief that for one to win, the other has to lose” and countered: “Humanity shows that this is not the case. We can all grow.”
Employment and innovation in agriculture
On the other hand, the president referred to the technological transformation in agriculture. “Today, the people who work in the field are not only those who put their foot on the wire, but the people of the technology, of the networks, of the drones,” he listed.
On this reality, he added: “There is no such thing as pure and hard raw material. Since there is a genetically modified organism. There is work that is as old as humanity, but there is also innovation, research and technology.
That’s why, Lacalle Pou He stressed that “it is no joke between competitors to grow together”, stating that it is “a nice example for all of us who are in the public sector, trying to make everyone grow at the same time”.
Among the leaders present was the interim Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Juan Ignacio Buffa, who called for “rescue” the concept of “coopetition”, as he defined “cooperate plus compete”.
Source: Ambito
