PIFO, Ecuador Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United States. These days he's worried ...

TABACUNDO, Ecuador (Reuters) - At one of Ecuador's oldest flower farms, workers are planting hemp on land that traditionally used for roses, making a bet that selling cannabinoid products will help ...

Women harvest flowers at Quito Inor Flowers, in Lasso, Ecuador, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Demand for Ecuador's prized flowers has struggled to rebound after plummeting earlier this year due to the new ...

The pandemic, the war on Ukraine, and more than two weeks of ruinous protests over soaring living costs -- Ecuador's flower industry has recently had to surmount one obstacle after another. The ...

Over the possibility that the South American country may grant political asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the Obama administration is threatening to prolong costly tariffs against Ecuador's flower ...

President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces of Ecuador, bringing to 12 -- out of 24 -- the number of ...

TABACUNDO, Ecuador (Reuters) – At one of Ecuador’s oldest flower farms, workers are planting hemp on land that traditionally used for roses, making a bet that selling cannabinoid products will help ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Flower growers in Ecuador are trimming back their fields, cutting plants at the root and in some cases tossing out piles of colorful blooms entirely as the pandemic delivers a ...

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