Las semillas del imperialismo agrícola estadounidense en el Ecuador

Resumen

The article discusses how through loans, technical assistance and the establish-ment of agricultural experiment stations in the Andean region the United Statesdeveloped an imperial policy influencing the agricultural development of vastareas of Latin America. Regarding the case of Ecuador, the study focuses on thepolicies implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture from 1890and the creation of the Ecuadorian Experiment Station as a mechanism for the exploitation of quina and rubber in order to obtain resources and strategic materials for war.