Wednesday, April 6, 2011

COSTA RICA part4

rice field


quality testing of rice




Tio Pelon factory

transport of mangoes


During the last part of our trip we visited the Tio Pelon rice factory and got a chance to see the process of manufacturing rice from start to finish. Seeing it live helped me to understand the process better. The way the factory has created a self-sustainable energy cycle was very impressive. (They burn the rice straw to create energy and use the CO2 that is produced during this burning process when growing the rice)
We also visited a mango transportation facility where we saw a million mangoes! and the need for a more eco-friendly container(at the moment they are using plastic boxes to transport)

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