Nicaragua Inaugurates Diagnostic Laboratory

The center in located in San José de la Cañada, at kilometer 10.5 of Old Road to León, will help ensure the safety of exported food.

"Onel Perez, president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Industry Beef Exports (Canicarne), considers the construction and operation of the new laboratory, which will help serve the needs of increasing agricultural production, of "trancendental importance".

The representative from the Ministry of Livestock, Ariel Bucardo said the new facility would "raise the quality of diagnosis and analysis of agricultural products that are sold abroad".

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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