Central American agricultural health and international trade

Abstract

CONSIDERING THAT AGRICULTURE IS THE BASIS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN EXPORTS, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE AN INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS FOR ITS STRENGTHENING AND MODERNIZATION IN THE FACE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. FOR THESE PURPOSES, IT DESCRIBES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROCESS AND, THROUGH A CASE STUDY, EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYTOSANITARY PROTECTION AND TRADE.