CoopeTarrazú and the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) have entered into a cooperation agreement aimed at improving the exchange of climate information for coffee production. The partnership is intended to help anticipate the impacts of climate change and provide producers with reliable data to support technical crop management.
Previously, CoopeTarrazú had been generating weekly forecasts using a network of sensors in various communities throughout the region. The new agreement will expand on this work by incorporating additional variables such as soil temperature, humidity, and more robust short-, medium-, and long-term climate projections, all supported by IMN’s technology and multidisciplinary team.
Alexander Jiménez, an agronomist at CoopeTarrazú, stated: “It helps us give a more accurate forecast based on the technological tools and professional team they have, so we can continue providing technical recommendations to producers during different seasons of the year according to the crop’s phenological stage.”
Werner Stolz, director of the National Meteorological Institute, emphasized the value of improved information for producers: “They will receive long-, medium-, and short-term projections with fairly high accuracy because improvements in weather forecasting go hand-in-hand with technology. They will have a robust and official meteorological outlook that is very important,” he added.
The collaboration underscores CoopeTarrazú’s ongoing commitment to innovation and sustainability in strengthening coffee farming in Los Santos and supporting Costa Rica’s broader agricultural sector.
