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The MD-2 Pineapple Variety: The Bitter Side of Sweetness
As it is well known, since 2007, Costa Rica dominates the world’s pineapple market, thanks to the MD-2 variety (better known as “Sweet Gold” or “Golden”)
Sea Sponges: Key Biological Organisms in Combating the Climate Crisis
A group of Spanish researchers, from the Center for Advanced Studies in Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), found that sea sponges retain about 48 million tons of...
Costa Rican Coffee Exported to Europe Will Have a Green Label
It is a label similar to the nutritional labels that come in edible products. It will detail the water footprint (amount of water that...
Costa Rica Exported, for the First Time, Organic Melon and Watermelon to Europe
The quality and freshness of Costa Rican melons and watermelons reached the palate of Europeans but, this time, with an added value that is...
Costa Rica and Peru Join Efforts to Harvest Water in Guanacaste
The Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru (MINAGRI), presented a program that...
Costa Rica Begins Tarrazú Coffee Denomination of Origin Registration Process with the European Union
The morning of last Thursday began the process of registration of denomination of origin of Café de Tarrazú with the European Union and the...
Pineapple Beats Banana in Exports
Pineapple, banana, and sugarcane account for 98% of the exports of organic products from Costa Rica to Europe, the main destination market for this...
How Can Students Travel For Free?
If you are a student, it is the perfect time for traveling within your country as well as abroad. It is possible to travel...
Credit Will Prevent Wastewater Spill into Rivers and Seas in 4 Cantons
The government signed a US$ 90.4 million loan with the German bank KFW last Thursday to finance the treatment of sewage from Palmares, Jacó...
No Bees, No Agriculture
The pollinating action of bees is proven to be crucial for the plants' flora cycle. This importance is pointed out by the Food and...
Massive Fires in Portugal Threaten Thousands
Wildfires that have been raging through Portugal since Friday are threatening the city of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira and could displace...
Why You Should Eat More of Costa Rica’s Award-Winning Bananas
The European Union-Central America partnership recently declared Costa Rican bananas the best in the world. Learn why you should be eating more of the...
Panama Officially Joins SICA
- The 39th summit of Central American Integration System (SICA) was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, this past weekend. (Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega to...
EU and Central America continue trade negotiations
The European Union (EU) and Central America failed to close the trade chapter of the Association Agreement despite the intense pace of negotiation that...
