In Costa Rica, consumption of fruit increased from 156 kilos per person per year in 2012 to 175 kilos in 2015, while in the same period consumption of vegetables fell from 117 kilos to 112 kilos.
The most recent trend study of the Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Program (PIMA), states that the most consumed crops in the country are bananas, oranges, pineapple and watermelon, in the category of fruits, while in the group of vegetables and legumes the most salient are potato, tomato, cabbage and chayote.
The National Convention Centre will require an investment of about $30 million.
Of this investment, $27 million will be for the facilities themselves and $3 million for the provisioning of the project, said the Minister of Tourism, Allan Flores.
"The convention center will be built on an area of 10 hectares that the Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Program (PIMA) has given in administration for 25 years, extendible, to the ICT.