Tag: farming
Costa Rica Launches Plan to Strengthen the Development of Family Agriculture
Costa Rica launched this Monday the National Plan for Family Farming 2020-2030 with the aim of strengthening the capacities of producers, generating income and promoting healthy, culturally appropriate and sustainable food systems
Pineapple expansion conquers Terraba Sierpe wetland in Osa
494 hectares of a new pineapple plantation in Palmar Sur are adjacent to the main archaeological sphere site.
Without performing a field visit, SETENA gave...
Support Organic Farming in Costa Rica
"Agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical...
CAREIG Predicts Costa Rica’s Water-Rich Land Could Prove More Valuable Than Gold
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - While governments and corporations squabble over resources like oil and rare earth minerals, many investors are looking towards...
Costa Rica Defines Its National Food Security Policies
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) participate this week in the 33rd FAO Regional...
Microtunnel technique helps producers increase profits
San José, Costa Rica. Thanks to investigations lead by the National Institute for Agricultural Innovation and Technological Transference, at the Enrique Jimenez Nuñez Experimental...
Costa Rican Investors shift focus to Biofuels
Biofuel investing has seen a sharp rise over the past year, but spiked just since President Obama took office. Obama’s push for green energy...
Seed Farming for Jatropha May be Banned
Cultivation of jatropha, a plant used to produce environmentally-friendly biofuels, using seeds may be banned under a proposal being considered by the government because...
