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90 entrepreneurs will receive funds for more than $ 12 million to develop their projects

Ten months after the launch (June 2020) of the Emprende Fund state program, 90 entrepreneurs from different provinces of the country will receive financing to develop their projects. Winners will receive up to 80% non-refundable financing. This was announced by the Vice Minister...
Posted On 17 May 2021
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The tuna industry diversifies its offer of preserves, salads and preparations

A young couple comes to the hanger of a supermarket in the north of Guayaquil where canned tuna are displayed. He stops to take the two cans they buy for the fortnight. But being there they begin to see a tuna in a Mexican salad that they have not tried. They decide to purchase...
Posted On 17 May 2021
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Banana producers propose not to cut more fruit due to disrespect for the price of the box

The alleged disrespect for the support price of bananas again generates the reaction of the banana producers sector by proposing not to cut more fruit “to avoid the collapse of the market.” Banana producers propose not to cut more fruit due to disrespect for the price...
Posted On 12 May 2021
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Iniap and the private sector will bring banana varieties resistant to Fusarium R4T

The region has mobilized before the detections of Fusarium  race 4 (Foc R4T)  in Colombia, in August 2019, and in Peru, in April of this year, going through an alert in Venezuela that the authorities of that country ruled out at the end of April.  Iniap and the private sector...
Posted On 11 May 2021
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The CAN will implement a permanent monitoring center against Fusarium race 4 in the region

The Ministers of Agriculture of the Andean region met online this Wednesday to coordinate activities at the regional, continental and world levels against Fusarium race 4 Tropical (Foc R4T). The CAN will implement a permanent monitoring center against Fusarium race 4 in the...
Posted On 07 May 2021
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Tourism to pass the confinement; three hostels tell their strategies in the face of the crisis due to the pandemic

The tourism sector , which has been one of the most affected by the pandemic, has relied on three strategies to increase its turnover. Tourism to pass the confinement; three hostels tell their strategies in the face of the crisis due to the pandemic The initiatives are...
Posted On 06 May 2021
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Since June, a fee of 42 dollars will no longer be charged for packages imported with the 4 × 4 system

As of June 15, the rate of 42 dollars paid by packages that enter the country under the 4 × 4 system will no longer be charged. Since June, a fee of 42 dollars will no longer be charged for packages imported with the 4 × 4 system The Foreign Trade Committee (Comex) decided to...
Posted On 05 May 2021
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The category of frozen and ready-to-serve products adds new brands

With an investment of $ 10,000 and in a small premises of 20 square meters, Christian Fierro and his partner started almost seven years ago with their first cafeteria in a club on Samborondón avenue. The category of frozen and ready-to-serve products adds new brands It was a...
Posted On 04 May 2021
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The coffee sector plants its hopes in a new reactivation plan and in resources promised by Guillermo Lasso to agriculture

The national coffee sector has experienced a free fall in production and exports for eight years, with a reduction of more than 75% and $ 200 million less in foreign exchange. This, in a few words, is the X-ray of the sector, according to the analysis of Pablo Pinargote, manager...
Posted On 29 Apr 2021
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Unconfirmed Fusarium alert in Venezuela worries the national banana sector, which highlights 2020 exports and challenges for this year

Less than a month after being detected in Peru, on April 7, the Fusarium Race 4 once again put the region on alert, this time due to an unconfirmed alarm of the presence of the fungus in Venezuela . This was indicated by Kléber Sigüenza, director of the Chamber of Agriculture of...
Posted On 27 Apr 2021
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