9,000 hectares of rice crops were affected by heavy rains in Ecuador

Under a strong sun, on the afternoon of last Friday, February 23, the Minister of Agriculture, Danilo Palacios, toured for more than three hours various areas that comprise the América plan, of Daule, where he confirmed the losses of the farmers due to the heavy rains and the overflow of the Daule River. (We invite you to also read: Muisne and Jujan join the list of towns affected by the rains) The rice farmers from the Los Quemados, Cocal, Julio Rivas, Brisas, Naupe, Guanchichal, Magro, among others, campuses, after the improvised meeting that took place under a mango tree, in the Brisas campus, asked the executive representative to help them with credits. , fertilizers and seeds for when the waters recede, among other approaches. What remains for us is after winter, to enter with fertilizer and products, to reactivate the production that was unfortunately affected, "We are going to identify the affected areas to help farmers." Abel Navas García, a rice farmer from Daule, ...