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South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

Ecuador extended its tariff exemption for soybean meal and wheat imports from all origins for five years, effective January 1, 2020.

On December 23, 2016, Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee passed the extension of the current tariff and duty exemption for soybean meal imports from all origins (including the United States).

Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) resolved on November 26, 2014, to extend the current tariff and duty exemption for soybean meal imports from all origins (including the United States).

In recent years, India’s exports have demonstrated phenomenal growth – especially to developing countries, which now account for nearly 80 percent of Indian exports.

Although Ecuador maintains a number of anti-biotech laws and regulations, there is minimal enforcement, and trade in cotton and soybean products continues.