Pig farming remains a core industry Within the livestock activity with an annual production of more than 1.7 million tons, it has a marked presence in the states of Jalisco, Sonora, Puebla and Yucatan. The annual per-capita consumption is 20 kilograms, as stated by the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Víctor Villalobos.
In the event “The Porcine Industry, a pillar in the sustainable development of Mexico” he also added that it is a component of the social economysince the raising and commercialization of pigs generate employment and development in the areas where it is carried out.
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In the same way, he explained that joint work, collaboration and public-private alliances allow us to support the pork production for the benefit of consumers and value chains.
He also pointed out that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) ensures the proper functioning of public goods such as the health, research and transfer of technology as well as the opening of new markets internationally and makes them available to the different production chains, such as pork.
According to the secretary, these investments translate into increase in productivity and competitiveness for the good of the different regions and their inhabitants.
He also highlighted the relaunch of the Mexican Institute of Pig Farming (IMP), whose mission is to serve the sector, promote scientific and technological research and bring it closer to small and medium producers.
In turn, the president of the Organization of Mexican Pig Farmers (Opormex), Heriberto Hernández Cárdenas, stated that the sector is synonymous with unity and responsibility since all producers are committed to health, safety and agri-food sustainability.
He also spoke about Opormex’s collaboration with the National Service of Health, Safety and Food Quality (Senasica), to reduce the risk of introduction into national territory of the over the African pig (PPA), through canine pairings in ports, airports and borders.
He stressed that given the challenges imposed by the global environment, these public-private alliances are relevant in order to jointly address the challenges of the sector through collaboration agreements, taking care of the health and the environment and the development of a circular economy.
The president of the IMP, María Elena Trujillo, assured that the relaunch of the Institute, reported that since 2021 the scientific link with pig farmers, to guarantee food security in the country.
The president of the National Agricultural Council (CNA), Juan Cortina Gallardo, said that the pork sector and industry They are successful thanks to the vision of the producers, innovation and continuous improvement. Besides the health and safety of production that place the country as the twelfth world producer of pork.
He expressed that there is a great opportunity for the growth of this industry to continue. At the moment per-capita consumption is 20 kilograms per year. In the United States it is 30 kilograms and in Asia it exceeds 40 kilograms.
