Ecuador: 8,000+ hectares of crops lost due to rains
The rains that fell in recent weeks have damaged the crops of some 4,300 farmers in the country. By type of crop, the most affected are rice plantations, with damage to 7,975 hectares, of which 62% suffered total loss. However, according to the Rice Research Center, the losses due to the harsh winter would reach 30,000 hectares of rice throughout the country, with a higher proportion in the
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