Ecuador delivers tractors, water pumps to farmers ahead of El Niño

Ecuador's government, led by President Daniel Noboa, announced the delivery of tractors and water pump engines to support short-cycle crop producers (rice, corn) in preparation for the El Niño phenomenon. The move is a preemptive agricultural resilience measure, though the scale and timing of distribution remain unspecified. It signals government focus on mitigating climate-related agricultural risk.