Context and Justification
This initiative proposes the implementation of precision agriculture for the intelligent, efficient, and sustainable production of dragon fruit in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Palora canton as case study. The project is motivated by the great appeal of this fruit in international markets due to its numerous health and nutritional properties. The national government has done a good job managing commercial agreements; however, very little has been done regarding the modernization of agricultural processes, which has made it difficult for many farmers, mainly small and medium ones, to export their production to markets such as Europe, North America, and Asia because they do not meet the quality, biosecurity, traceability, and sustainability requirements established by those markets.