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Environment/Science The fruits of sustainability and decent work
Just Earth News | @JustEarthNews | 08 Dec 2018, 08:07 am Print
UNDP Green Commodities Programme
New York: Costa Rica’s is taking the lead in promoting the socially-conscious production of pineapples whilst protecting the environment, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
The Central American country is the world leader in growing the fruit, a business worth more than US$800 million a year.
In a new approach, some plantations have adopted socially responsible practices including equal pay for men and women, worker education programmes and agricultural techniques which aim to protect the environment.
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