La Nación
Foods with a "fair trade" seal have a potential market in Costa Rica, although little is know at the local level of this type of production, a study concluded.
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Etiquetas: competitiveness, marketing, sustainability
La República
Reducing operating costs and selling an organic product, sought after by more demanding consumers, led Coopedota to produce carbon neutral coffee.
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La Nación
National farms found that certifying their operations with sustainable production seals increases their sales potential within and outside of Costa Rican.
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Etiquetas: coffee mills, Good agricultural practices, marketing, processing, production, results, sustainability
La Nación
Costa Rican coffee has a cumulative average price for the period of 2015-2016 that is 39% higher than that of the New York Stock Exchange, the main referance market for this product.
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Etiquetas: competitiveness, ICAFE, marketing
La Nación
From March 4th until Sunda, March 6th, the Los Santos area, which includes the cantons of Dota, Tarrazú and León Cortés, lists a celebration in honor of its flagship product worldwide: coffee.
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Etiquetas: events
La Nación
This year, Costa Rica will import about 11,500 tonnes or 250,000 sacks of 46 kilos each (quintals) of coffee for domestic consumption (50%), according to the National Chamber of Roasters.
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Etiquetas: ICAFE, marketing, processing, production
El Financiero
In Costa Rica, between 2001 and 2012 direct losses from the impact of natural phenomena on crops reached just over US$ 108 million, a figure that emphasizes the need for preventative measures.
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Etiquetas: ICAFE, production, producers
El Financiero
Last month, a historic climate agreement was signed. 188 countries committed to reducing their emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
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Etiquetas: sustainability
La Nación
Pasture and coffee are the two crops that ocuppy the largest area in Costa Rica, with a 47% of the national agricultural land, according to data from the VI National Agricultural Census.
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Etiquetas: ICAFE, production
El Financiero
"Here in the upper part of Naranjo, I have seen a decrease of at least 50% in the amount of lands used for coffee cultivation", said Manuel Barrantes, owner of the Leoncio coffee farm in Naranjo, Alajuela.
The farmer´s appreciation is not too far from reality.
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Etiquetas: ICAFE, production, producers
