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Costa Rica Shida Henneberry, Professor Department of Agricultural Economics Cheryl Devuyst, Assistant Dean CASNR Oklahoma State University. For Whom? Recruitment. Cut here. Jump start your college experience...
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Costa RicaShida Henneberry, ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsCheryl Devuyst, Assistant DeanCASNROklahoma State University
For Whom? Recruitment
Cut here Jump start your college experience... This opportunity is aimed towards incoming freshman as a way to partake in an International experience as well as become acquainted with students and faculty with whom they will be interacting during the school year. Invest in a world of experience “This experience was not only educational- but un! We got to live what we were learning. I can’t stop telling everyone how much I enjoyed my time. Pura Vida!” -Derry Steer, Student Participant
Top economic industries and products • Eco-tourism • Microprocessors • Bananas • Pineapples • Coffee
More Coffee? Yes Please. • Brought over from Ethiopia 1776 • 3rd largest agricultural export only in last 15 years • Why? • TRADE BARRIERS! • Created from instability • Not working
Coffee • WTO • Cairns Group • 1986 • Hope to rival European Economic Community (now EU) and United States • 19 Countries • Argentina • Australia • Bolivia • Brazil • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Guatemala • Indonesia • Malaysia • New Zealand • Pakistan • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • South Africa • Thailand • Uruguay
Cairns Group • Vision- • eliminate export subsidies/taxes • generate greater market access • generate domestic support
Effect • Costa Rica lifted export tax • 158,000 tons in 1988 to 168,000 in 1992
Coffee problems • Harmful to environment • Lots of cleared land • Excessive amounts of water • Harsh chemicals
Eco-Tourism and Coffee • Push for organic coffee • Shade grown coffee plants • No chemicals • No land clearing • Less water