As Coffee leaf rust threatens production in Central America, Costa Rica passes a decree to fight fungus
Coffee output in Central America and Mexico may tumble as a disease affecting foliage spreads, prompting governments to take emergency measures to protect farms responsible for 14 percent of global production. In Costa Rica, Vice President Luis Liberman and Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Gloria Abraham on Wednesday signed an emergency decree to combat a highly destructive fungus known as “roya,” which has devastated coffee crops, particularly in the southern region of Costa Rica. Coffee leaf rust threatens production in Central America By Andres R. Martinez , Andrew J. Barden & Adam Williams Bloomberg January 24, 2013 Coffee output in Central America and Mexico may tumble as a disease affecting foliage spreads, prompting governments to take emergency measures to protect farms responsible for 14 percent of global production. Guatemala, Central America’s second-biggest coffee grower, may lose a third of its crop because of...