Farming for Development: Institute of Agricultural Research in Costa Rica

For some time to come the poorer countries of the world will have to rely on agriculture to raise their living standards and supply the capital they need to create industries. Agricultural production must therefore be increased. This requires tractors, fertilizers, new and better seeds, vast irrigation schemes, land reforms.
At a nursery in the Itiquis River Basin, FAO expert, Pablo Banchetti (Italy), examining a plant. Nearly fifty per cent of the population in Costa Rica is engaged in agricultural activities. With help from the Food and Agriculture Organization under the UN Development Programme, the Government has undertaken several programmes to improve the agricultural production of the country.