La Nación
Apocalyptic images of hurricanes with unprecedented destructive capacity, submerged coastal cities and dust storms in sun-scorched areas are often used to illustrate the devastating consequences of climate change, but a slow-moving catastrophe is reaching millions of farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Etiquetas: production, producers
La Nación
Like those who carry coffee in the suitcase to give away, the Ministries of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) packed their experiences in the agricultural sector to serve as an example to others and at the same time to attract financing and Projects to the rest of the country.
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Etiquetas: coffee mills, carbon-neutrality, events, MAG, MINAE, NAMA Facility, NDC, NSP, processing, production, producers
La Nación
By 2021, Costa Rica could achieve the carbon neutrality promised by former President Óscar Arias, thanks to its forests and by making a moderate effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Etiquetas: carbon-neutrality, sustainability
El Financiero
In the middle of the red numbers reported by Costa Rican exports in the first half of the year, green coffee exports stood out with a 21% increas in overseas sales that reached US$ 228 million.
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Etiquetas: competitiveness, ICAFE, marketing
La Nación
The scent breathed in Santa María de Dota is special. The people responsible for creating it are hundreds of coffee producers that offer Coopedota the opportunity to process it and export a 90% of their production.
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La Nación
The reality of today's agriculture is absolutely challenging: it must adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects in order to continue producing the food and raw materials needed by the world's population, which grows rapidly.
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Etiquetas: carbon-neutrality, sustainability
La Nación
In the agricultural sector, coffee production is responsible for 25 % of the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
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Etiquetas: coffee mills, BID, financing, Fundecooperación, ICAFE, MAG, MINAE, NAMA Facility, processing, production, producers, sustainability
La Nación
Over 50.000 coffee farmer families in the country will be able to renew production and cultivation methods of their haverst, so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve their product´s competitiveness.
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Etiquetas: coffee mills, carbon-neutrality, financing, MAG, MINAE, NAMA Facility, processing, production, producers, sustainability
La Nación
With a portfolio of seven experiences in the agricultural sector in terms of migration and adaptation to climate change, Costa Rica is travelling to the climate summit (COP18) currently being held in Doha, Qatar.
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Etiquetas: coffee mills, Good agricultural practices, events, GIZ, MAG, MINAE, NAMA Facility, processing, production, producers, sustainability
