Sustainability is the balanced use of available resources in order to preserve them for their utilization by future generations.
Sustainable agriculture aims to contribute to the improvement of the environment, the use of natural resources and raw materials and the economic development of society in general.
This type of agriculture has become a tendency that has been received favorably due to the awareness of the sectors involved in this area.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has among its main objectives for 2015, to encourage this type of practice
In Demasa’s Hearts of Palm Division, sustainable agriculture is one of the main values that govern our work; that’s why in our Costa Rican plantations of hearts of palm we have placed solar panels that promote a lesser use of water and fossil energy in the manufacturing process of hearts of palm.