📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2017.9047.6
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2C00 Latin America, Caribbean
Contact person:
Svenja Paulino Rodriguez svenja.paulino@giz.de
Partner countries:
Costa Rica
SUMMARY
Goals:
The project aims to integrate biodiversity aspects and ecosystem services into the value chains of bananas and pineapples.
Client:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Energy
Project partners:
National Minister of Ambience and Energy
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
8,750,000 euros
Current project:
8,750,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
October 29, 2018 - June 30, 2027
Current project:
01.11.2018 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
Arge GFA Consulting Group GmbH-Funacion
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Convention on Biological Diversity
Main goal
Adaptation to climate change
Significant secondary objective
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
41030 Biodiversity
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
More than half of Costa Rica's land area is covered by forest, making the country one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. One-third of the land area is used for agriculture. Pineapples, bananas, rice, sugar cane, and oil palms are particularly intensified. Bananas and pineapples are Costa Rica's most important agricultural export products. They are mostly cultivated by international fruit companies on large plantations in monocultures and are increasingly encroaching into protected areas. The widespread use of pesticides and fertilizers also has a negative impact on the country's biodiversity. There is little knowledge exchange, especially among large producers, and no platform that systematically promotes environmentally friendly forms of cultivation.
The Dominican Republic is one of the most biodiverse countries in the Caribbean. In recent years, it has established itself as the world market leader in the export of organically produced bananas, which outweighs conventionally grown products. Even though organic farming has far fewer negative environmental impacts than conventional farming, it still faces problems. For example, intensive organic farming that relies on compost as fertilizer can lead to high nitrate concentrations in groundwater. Inefficient irrigation methods also result in high water consumption. The irrigation problem in the Dominican Republic is exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Agriculture in the Dominican Republic is highly vulnerable to
