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Alejandro Golfari, general manager of Chemotecnica SA Argentina, highlights the importance of having a "local operator" as a partner to advise those companies that may want to invest in the South American country. He speaked on the "Pesticide Market in Argentina" at the seventh Brasil Agrochem Show, held last August 18 in São Paulo.

"It is not so hard to register an agrochemical product in Argentina as it is in Brazil. In general, it is an easier process. The Argentinian market, like all South American markets, are different than the rest of the world, have its own resources, different times and government representatives have their own paths", explained by him.

"There is very easy to obtain support of a local (person), which operates locally and know the rules of the game and knows how to deal with authorities, for instance, the issue of exchange, the currency devaluation and corrections. The ones who already operate in the Argentinian market for several years know and have the feeling of what's going to happen in the next months", said Golfari.

He added that investing companies needs to seek a good partner and bet on the long-term results. Often the results do not come in the first year, but in two or three years they obtain good results.