Fernando Rosselot, vice president of PymeMad Maule, met this Monday, March 23rd, in Santiago with the Minister of Agriculture, Jaime Campos, and the Undersecretary of the portfolio, Francesco Venezian, to lay out the urgent issues facing the country's small and medium-sized timber companies before the new authorities of President José Antonio Kast's government.

"It was a very good meeting, with high expectations. The minister knows the sector very well, understands the issues and the problems that are occurring. He appears very willing to achieve sustainable development and advance the things the sector is asking for. He also highly valued the unity of the trade associations present, which for us was very important," stated Rosselot.

The agenda included the key areas of security and the rule of law, sustainable management of native forests, promotion of reforestation, and promotion of timber construction, an area where Chile has a significant gap compared to international standards. Likewise, key legislative initiatives such as the Fire Law and the institutional design of the new Forest Service (Sernafor) were addressed.

PymeMad participated in this instance alongside other sector trade associations grouped in the Futuro Madera network, which also includes the Chilean Wood Corporation (CORMA), the Association of Forestry Contractors (Acoforag), the Native Forest Owners Association (Aprobosque), the Association of Forestry Engineers Trade Union, and the Chilean Biomass Association (AchBIOM).

Rosselot's participation reaffirms PymeMad's commitment to the active representation of timber SMEs before the new authorities, at a decisive moment for the future of the Chilean forestry sector.