In his message, agronomist Pablo L. Jiménez Cruz expressed: “Women make up 45% of the labor force and are heads of more than 160,000 families in Puerto Rico. With these figures, it is irrefutable that they are a key piece for the economic strengthening of the country. For this reason, we are proud that agronomy is an inclusive profession, because with the equal participation of men and women in agriculture we all win”.
During the event, which included a conference by the former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Myrna Comas, the contribution of several agronomists was distinguished. Among those recognized were agronomist Sol Rosado, Vice President of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) and Research and Development Specialist at Bayer. Rosado has stood out for her leadership and commitment in education and in the community. The agronomist. Amaris Ríos, recognized for being in charge of special education students at the Bucarabones Agricultural Vocational School, in Toa Alta. The educational work that, for more than 19 years, has been carried out by the agronomist Marisela Carbonell, president of the Association of Agricultural Education Teachers, was also recognized. The CAPR’s acknowledgments were joined by the respective congratulations from the Senate and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, as well as from the Department of Agriculture.
As a special guest of the president of the CAPR, the young Abigail Dávila participated in the activity accompanied by her agriculture teacher, the agronomist Arlene Torres García. “A few weeks ago, when I visited the Carlos F. Daniels Vocational School in Carolina, I met a 16-year-old girl who told me, ‘I’m Abigail and I want to be an agronomist.’ Today we invite her to see that it is possible, that in agronomy there is a space for her”, stated Jiménez Cruz.