La Prefectura De Loja

What La Prefectura De Loja does

La Prefectura de Loja (Gobierno Provincial de Loja, or "GPL") is the decentralized autonomous provincial government of Loja Province in southern Ecuador, exercising constitutional competencias over rural road maintenance, agricultural development, irrigation systems, and environmental regulation across 16 cantons and 78 parishes. The entity delivers three core service lines: Vialidad y Obras Civiles (road infrastructure, asphalt paving, bridge construction), Desarrollo Productivo (agricultural mechanization, technical assistance, genetic improvement for farmers and ranchers), and Riego y Gestión Ambiental (irrigation construction/rehabilitation plus environmental licensing through the SUIA system). It operates a wholly-owned public enterprise, Vialsur EP, which runs 7 distributed road maintenance fronts across the province, and a network of Innovation and Technology Transfer Centers at Lanzaca, Yamana, and Garza Real that rent agricultural machinery, sell bioinputs, and host producer training.

The operational footprint includes approximately 420 workers under collective labor contract with the Sindicato Único de Obreros de la Prefectura, a fleet of 18+ newly acquired heavy maintenance machines (loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, vibrating rollers), 10 agrovial tractors for mechanization services, a Bioinputs Plant at Zapotepamba producing organic fertilizers (Nutrisano, Nutribiol), 6 agro-meteorological stations providing real-time weather data, and vertical hydroponic towers deployed to educational institutions. Citizen services are centralized through a single-window system (Ventanilla Única) at the Loja headquarters and 78 parish-level touchpoints, while road tax (Tasa Vial) is also collected through partner financial institutions.

Funding flows through a mix of Ecuadorian central government transfers, the special Tasa Vial road-maintenance fund (rates set as percentages of ANT rates by vehicle class), Alcabalas property transfer taxes (0.01% of property value), environmental permit fees ($180 for environmental registration; 1x1000 of project cost with $500 minimum for licenses), agricultural machinery rentals (e.g., $12.81-$16/hour for tractor-implement combinations plus fuel), credit lines from Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador (BDE), and inter-institutional coordination with the Ministerio de Infraestructura y Transporte (MIT), MIES, UTPL, CONGOPE, and international partners such as EcuaSuiza.

Name

La Prefectura De Loja

Legal name

Gobierno Provincial de Loja

Website

https://prefecturaloja.gob.ec

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

La Prefectura de Loja is the decentralized provincial government of Loja, Ecuador, delivering rural road infrastructure, agricultural mechanization, irrigation, and environmental regulation services to roughly 420 workers across 16 cantons and 78 parishes, via the Vialsur EP public road company and a network of Innovation Centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Provincial Government Public Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

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Drainage & Field Water Control Services (Tile Installation, Ditching) (AFACAAAK), Sprinkler & Center Pivot Services (Setup, Nozzle Packages, Alignment) (AFACAFAF), Drainage & Salinity Management Services (Tile, Leaching, Reclamation) (AFACAFAK)

Keywords

• Provincial government services
• Rural road infrastructure
• Agricultural development programs
• Irrigation systems management
• Environmental regulation licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Loja

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tasa Vial (Road Tax): Special fund for maintenance of rural paved road network in the province, collected from vehicle owners registered in Loja province. Rates vary by vehicle type and weight.
2. Alcabalas (Property Transfer Tax): 0.01% of total property value calculated based on municipal payment certificate for property transfers within the province
3. Technical Administrative Services: Fees for administrative services including data processing (0.25% of basic salary), document copies, and venue/furniture rental
4. Agricultural Machinery Rental: Rental of tractors with various implements (Aguilón, Subsolador, Arado, etc.), mechanical seeding and harvesting services, and sale of agricultural products and livestock
5. Environmental Regulation Fees: Environmental certificates at no cost, environmental registration at $180, environmental licenses at 1x1000 of project cost with minimum $500 plus environmental monitoring fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Prefectura de Loja delivers provincial public services focused on rural infrastructure (road paving, maintenance, and bridge construction), agricultural and livestock development (mechanization, technical assistance, genetic improvement, biofertilizer production), irrigation systems and environmental management (irrigation rehabilitation, environmental permits and licensing), and administrative services (road tax, property transfer tax, document services, venue rental). It operates the VIALSUR EP public road company and a network of agricultural technology transfer centers to deliver these services across 16 cantons and 78 parishes.

Product overview

La Prefectura de Loja is a provincial government entity offering a portfolio of public services centered on rural infrastructure development, agricultural modernization, and environmental management. The core offerings include Vialidad y Obras Civiles (road infrastructure and civil works), Desarrollo Productivo (agricultural development programs), and Riego y Gestión Ambiental (irrigation and environmental services). Supporting services include machinery rental through the Alquiler de Maquinaria Agrícola program, biofertilizer production at the Planta de Bioinsumos, agrometeorological stations, and administrative services. VIALSUR EP operates as the public road maintenance company. These services work together to support rural development, agricultural productivity, and environmental sustainability across the province.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vialsur EP: Public road infrastructure company (Empresa Pública de Vialidad del Sur) responsible for road maintenance and construction in southern Ecuador provinces
• Loja Sabor a Café
• Expoferia Agropecuaria Nuestra Reina del Cisne
• Plaza Matilde
• Centros de Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica

Products and services

• Vialidad y Obras Civiles

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced agricultural labor costs by 30-40 working days per hectare through mechanization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministerio de Infraestructura y Transporte (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination on road infrastructure, emergency response during winter season, and shared responsibility for state road network maintenance in the province
• Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados (GADs) - Municipal and ParroquialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint infrastructure projects with municipal and parish governments for road paving, bridge construction, and community development across all 16 cantons
• Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social (MIES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial programs collaboration for elderly care centers (Centros Gerontológicos) and community defense programs benefiting vulnerable populations
• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing scholarships and collaboration in entrepreneurship development through Mesa Provincial del Emprendimiento
• Corporación de FeriasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of Expoferia Agropecuaria Nuestra Reina del Cisne, the premier agricultural and livestock fair of the southern region
• Centro Agrícola CantonalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing the Expoferia Agropecuaria, showcasing best livestock at provincial and national levels
• Consorcio de Gobiernos Autónomos Provinciales del Ecuador (CONGOPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for Expoferia Agropecuaria and provincial development initiatives
• Fundación EcuaSuiza / EcuaSuiza de SuizaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation for apiculture projects and organic agriculture development, including technical assistance and equipment provision
• Asociación para la Protección de niños y jóvenes en América Latina (APIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity defense programs for children in vulnerable situations, with 15 community defenses benefiting 120 people directly and 621 indirectly
• ElecAustro / Asfaltar EPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on road paving through the Uchucay-Sumaypamba project, with Asfaltar EP executing road work and providing technical expertise
• CELEC EPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint investment in Las Canoas-Trapichillo road paving project worth over $2.4 million in Catamayo
• Unidad Educativa CasangaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing space for peanut processing demonstrations and agricultural education for local farmers

Scale indicators27 records

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Prefectura de Manabí: Ecuadorian provincial government exercising comparable competencias in vialidad, productive development, and irrigation with substantial own equipment fleet and infrastructure investment program.
• Prefectura de Pichincha: Larger Ecuadorian provincial government providing the same portfolio of road infrastructure, agricultural mechanization, irrigation, and environmental regulation services to Pichincha province.
• Prefectura de Zamora Chinchipe: Adjacent southern Ecuadorian provincial government with very similar agricultural-development and rural-connectivity mandate in a comparable geographic and economic context to Loja.
• Prefectura del Guayas: Another Ecuadorian provincial government exercising the same competencias over rural roads, agricultural development, irrigation, and environmental regulation — the closest structural analogue for Prefectura de Loja.
• Prefectura del Azuay: Neighboring southern Ecuadorian provincial government with overlapping rural road, agricultural, and irrigation mandates, operating under the same Código Orgánico de Organización Territorial framework.
• Gobierno Provincial del El Oro: Southern Ecuadorian provincial government with similar banana/agriculture and road-infrastructure portfolio; operates under the same decentralized competencies as Prefectura de Loja.

Others

• Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador (BDE): Strategic financing partner that funds Prefectura de Loja's infrastructure projects; relevant as the dominant counterparty shaping the entity's investment pipeline and credit-access risk profile.

Broad incumbents

• Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) Ecuador: National ministry that complements Prefectura de Loja's agricultural development programs with national-level extension, training, and subsidy programs, providing an upstream policy and funding counterpart.

Emerging players

• Municipio de Loja: Municipal-level government operating within the same Loja territory on urban services; partner via the GAD coordination framework rather than a competitor, but the closest sub-national counterpart for service overlap and joint programming.

Regional players

• Empresa Pública Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Loja (UMAPAL): Local public water and sanitation enterprise operating in Loja, partially adjacent to Prefectura de Loja's irrigation competencies — a natural coordination/peer entity on water infrastructure in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gobiernodeloja/videos
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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