Government by Claudia Sheinbaum will have a new dependency: Az Food for well-beingwhich is the Diconsa and the Mexican Food Safety (Segalmex)A body created during the six-year mandate of Andrés Manuel López Obrador “swallowed” in corruption scandals..
“We will combine what Segalmex and Diconsa would produce a single unit. (Segalmex) had its problems, which some people already know,” the president-elect said at a conference on Tuesday.
Maria Luisa Alboreswill be the current Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat). owns this new agencySheinbaum added.
The president-elect explained this Food for well-being will try to connect small producers with Diconsa stores (which will be called Wellness Stores) so that they can sell their products directly to these institutions.
“This new area, which combines Diconsa and Segalmex, will operate guaranteed prices,” he noted.