The event was officially opened by national authorities and international cooperation organizations: Gerardo Escudero, IICA Representative in Panama. Adolfo Campos, head of the Political and Press Section of the Embassy of the European Union in Panama. German Zappani, Chief of Operations of the Inter-American Development Bank. Adoniram Sánchez, Subregional Coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rulfo Gutiérrez, general director of the Institute of Agricultural Innovation of Panama and current president of FONTAGRO. Alexis Pineda, Vice Minister of Agricultural Development of Panama.