Costa Rica reduces agrochemicals use
The entity noted that the decrease is even greater if the data are compared with those of seven years ago, in 2010. In that year, a number of kilos of active ingredient per hectare stood at 13.9 kilos. Between that year and 2016, a reduction of 4.3 kilograms per hectare was achieved.
The SFE website indicates that the total volume of active ingredient used in Costa Rica was 11,536,931 kilos in 2010, compared to 8,897,084 kilos in 2016, down 23%.
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