In the past, genetically modified cottonseed developed in Guanacaste spread to small farms and grew out of control, leading to contamination of the crops in the area.
A request seeking to grow genetically modified pineapple in Costa Rica for commercial purposes has been facing strong opposition from environmental and political leaders across the country.
The initiative is so polemical that a group of lawmakers from several political parties issued a joint statement Feb. 16 against the request, made by a company named L.M. Veintiuno, S.A.
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