Costa Rica Paves the Way for Climate-Smart Agriculture

7 December 2017

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Video: Svetlomir Slavchev, Story: Laura Gil

With the help of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Costa Rican experts are exploring the use of nuclear technology to help producers grow pineapples and other crops more efficiently and ecologically. They are testing how a new type of soil additive could help reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

Costa Rica Paves the Way for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Costa Rica Uses Nuclear Science to Help Green its Pineapple Sector

Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Department of Technical Cooperation Technical cooperation programme Nuclear technology and applications Food Safety and Control Section Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Land and water management Latin America and the Caribbean

Costa Rica Paves the Way for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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