Specialists warn against excessive fungicide use in fight against coffee rust
Email this page May 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Over the past couple of years, coffee production in Central America has been hit by a deadly wave of coffee leaf rust (“roya” in Spanish), a type of fungus that has hurt the production of this valued commodity in the region. Costa Rica has lost at least $46 […]
Powerful earthquake strikes off Panama’s Pacific coast
Email this page May 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8-magnitude on the Richter scale struck off Panama’s Pacific coast at 1:35 a.m. local time in Panama this morning. The earthquake struck about 130 kilometers south of David in Panama’s Chiriqui province at a depth of just 10 km. The quake shooking […]
Rising carbon dioxide levels threaten human nutrition: study
Email this page By Jessica Berman May 8th, 2014 (VOA) Climate change is threatening human nutrition, according to experts, who say rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are robbing the global population of vital plant nutrients. That conclusion follows the release of the 2014 National Climate Assessment, which predicts that extreme weather will disrupt agricultural […]
Renewed push to lift ban on GMO crops in Guanacaste municipalities
Email this page Federation assures that myths surrounding GMOs unfounded; adoption would generate jobs By Willberth Villalobos Castrillo for La Voz de Guanacaste / additional editing by Inside Costa Rica staff May 5th, 2014 — The Federation of Guanacaste Municipalities (FEMUGA – Federación de Municipalidades de Guanacaste) has requested that Nicoya’s Municipal Council suspend the […]
Tornado rips roofs from homes in Escazu neighborhood
Email this page May 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) What authorities are calling a tornado struck the community of Bebedero in Escazu minutes after 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon, ripping roofs from homes, toppling trees and downing power lines. At least seven homes were damaged. The National Emergency Commission is expected to offer aid to the residents […]
U.S. firm to invest $390 million to convert solid waste into electricity
Email this page April 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica could soon be home to the largest solid waste gasification plant in Central America, according to U.S. firm, Waste Electric. According to company spokesperson Adrian Meza, construction of the $390 million plant, which would convert solid waste into electricity, could begin in about four months […]
Arenal Volcano’s slumber could last 800 years… or it could explode
Email this page April 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s iconic Arenal Volcano, which has been essentially inactive since 2010, could continue its slumber for hundreds of years – or explode in a violent eruption – according to an expert at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica. “The volcano could remain in a […]
“Open source” seeds aim to protect plants from patents
Email this page By Matthew Hilburn April 23rd, 2014 (VOA) Taking a cue from the software industry, scientists, farmers and sustainable food advocates have released what they’re calling the first open source seeds. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) is centered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and its stated goal is “to keep [its] new seeds free for all […]
