Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: New Boost for Organic Crops

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SAN JOSE, Feb 3 2002 (IPS) - The Costa Rican government plans to support organic farming, a healthier and more eco-friendly practice than agriculture based on chemical fertilizers and pesticides .

Felicia Chavarría, the director of the Agriculture Ministry’s Organic Agriculture Program, reported that the government would organize a meeting in March with researchers from throughout the country to discuss strategies for the promotion of organic farming.

The scientists will meet in the Tropical Agricultural Center for Research and Education, where they will study successful projects that could be applied at a nationwide level in Costa Rica.