When there is a change of government, the expectations of farmers are reborn in the hope that the terrible situation they are in will change radically; But that short period called the political honeymoon, when disagreements appear at the top of the regime that will delay his plans, has not passed either. In this scenario, it will be difficult to correct one of the national shortcomings, such as the lack of a clear agricultural awareness, such as the understood connection and importance that the society as a whole and the state attach to the village, which in itself emanates a positive image and an opportunity for a takeoff towards economic and social the well-being of the nation. However, it is not known what kind of treatment he will receive in the new administration.

2023 will end with a spot price of up to $7.20 for bananas, higher than the minimum price that will be in place in 2024.

It is repeatedly stated that Ecuador is an agricultural country, which is justified by its contribution to GDP, a direct generator of 65% of non-oil exports, an extraordinary source of employment, a relevant support for dollarization, fundamental for the food supply, without constituting a burden for the republic since the balance of agricultural trade is historically was favorable, covering the surplus of foreign exchange needed for imports intended for the sector’s production. These statements cannot be compared with the low public budget that manages agriculture, coexistence with an impoverished and unemployed population.

On the other hand, agriculture is a pillar of influential countries like Argentina, which is why the government of recently elected President Javier Miley entrusted the department to an engineer from the university clusters, who was given so much power and support that he will not take office until defining with the head of the economy the means that would was awarded for their successful work. This political expression is so great that it will continue to change the identification of the ministry, calling it Bioeconomy from now on, strengthened by the solidarity of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Buenos Aires, delineating with that fact the scope that its future administration will have.

Country risk is still high, despite the tax reform proposal, and amounts to 1,996 points

There are governments that have raised the achievement of agricultural awareness to the level of a program, with extensive training, as shown by results in Uruguay and Brazil, the state of South Dakota (USA) and growers’ organizations such as the Argentine Rural Society, also such as Australia, New Zealand and , initially, Peru and Colombia, also concerned with the renewal of an aging rural community, creating incentives for young people to take an interest in agricultural and pastoral work, promoting the prioritization of mothers from rural families as a “decisive factor of territorial sustainable development”.

Resistance to the new banana price for 2024 puts the signing of the contract with the main destination, Europe, on hold

The appreciation of the sector in other latitudes and the support that the Secretary of State for Agriculture has is different, contrary to what happened in our environment, where he was left without political support, worse economic, essential aspects for the proposed change and as a magnificent contribution to the expansion of the concept of natural agriculture which distinguishes Ecuador. (OR)