AreaEcuador

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/12/2012

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionAnnounced the introduction of a support programme for small-scale producers of maize and rice. The initiative will grant an estimated 3 000 small rice farmers (with holdings of 10 ha or less) a subsidy of USD 123 per hectare for the acquisition of high-yielding seed varieties, fertilizers and other agrochemicals, starting with the 2013 winter crop.