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The Californian company, Growers Transplanting INC, uses little man-power. More than 500,000 square meters of strawberry crops, which are harvested annually, are now monitored with electronic cards, which can accumulate data related to the ambient brightness and humidity and soil...

An alternative for employees in Quito to adapt their activities on the day that they cannot drive with their cars, without harming the company’s development and even increasing its productivity, is teleworking. The mechanism allows the employee to work one or several days a...

Last week, the Colombian company Rappi began testing in Ecuador to officially begin operations on Monday, September 9, 2019. The firm enters into competition with the Uber Eats and Glovo platforms, which have been in the Ecuadorian market for a year. Rappi plans to expand in...

A little over a year ago, the Productive Development Law opened the possibility of gradually reviewing the currency outflow tax (ISD), however, the rate has not yet been modified. The rule established, in its second general provision, that the President of the Republic may be...

There are commitments for a while. The negotiations, plagued by irregularities, which the previous Government carried out cannot be undone. In hydrocarbons, for example, despite the allegations of corruption and premiums found, the signed agreements must be complied with. Advance...

Ecuador was named as the official partner country of Fruit Logistica 2020, which will take place for two days in Berlin, starting on February 5th. During the main exhibition for the global fruit trade, Ecuador will present its agricultural heritage worldwide, positioning itself...

The first batch of in vitro banana plants arrived in Ecuador after the opening of imports. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), through Agrocalidad, suspended purchases of this plant material abroad for a month and 23 days. It was a phytosanitary measure before the...

Agrocalidad does not present official notification about banana with alleged infestation of flies The entity clarified that “(the flies) are not a pest associated with the cultivation of bananas in any of its phases.” According to the press service of Roseljoznadzor,...

Andrés Michelena announced that the measure will promote technological access for Ecuadorians. Therefore, the government seeks to eliminate the cell phone tax. The costs of the latest technology telephone equipment will fall to 40%. This was confirmed on the morning of this...

The MIKTA countries (Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, Australia) organize a seminar where they will present the opportunities they offer to Ecuador, next Thursday, September 26. This coalition of countries, created in 2013, has three specific objectives: to strengthen bilateral...