sidebarA. Sustainable crop production is a way of growing or raising food in an ecologically and ethically responsible manner. This includes adhering to agricultural and food production practices that do not harm the environment, that provide fair treatment to workers, and that support and sustain local communities.
Ecuador is part of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), led by socialist Venezuela, and has strengthened its relations with Iran and China.By 2013, Ecuador was sending most of its oil exports to China.cuador is part of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), led by socialist Venezuela, and has strengthened its relations with Iran and China.
Ecuador also includes the GalÃ¡pagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. What is now Ecuador was home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830.