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Costa Rica: banana exporter
Earth gets Eurepgap certified
The Costarican banana exporter
Earth (Escuela Agrícola de la
Región Tropical Húmeda) has
received the Eurepgap
certificate, which is deemed
indispensable for banana exports
to the EU, for the third
consecutive year.
The certificate covers 100% of
the production acreage of 279
hectare. The entire acreage is
used for the cultivation of
bananas.
The company Earth annually
processes 600.000 boxes of
bananas, with the use about 200
employees. The Europgap
certificate is an addition to
the ISO 14000 and SA 8000
certificates
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