How to create a nutritious, innovative, and delicious product incorporating hearts of palm fiber as a raw material? That was the question on the minds of Alicia Vega (Class of 2021, Costa Rica) and her classmates who joined the Griffith Challenge, a contest promoted by Griffith Foods in conjunction with EARTH University’s Development Unit, as part of the Food Processing course.
Over 100 EARTH graduates from 15 countries attended the 2023 Graduation Week and Class Reunions in December. With us were alumni from the Classes of 2018, 2013, 2008, 2003, 1998, and 1993, the latter being the first graduating class in EARTH’s history…
Daniela Maroto (’24, Costa Rica) had never left Costa Rica until a few weeks ago, when she traveled first to Mexico for a few days of training and then to Santander, Colombia for her International Internship at Robinson Fresh supervising the Tahitian lime packing company called Gramaluz who exports to the United States and…
The Central American Donors Forum (CADF) was held September 25-27, 2023, in San José, Costa Rica. Organized by the Seattle International Foundation, the event gathered philanthropists, members of the community, governments, and the business sector to open dialogues on Central American issues while creating…
“A simple, humble, and very human man” is how many people describe Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. He is most remembered for standing for peace during a tense period of unrest in…
One of the things that distinguishes our University is that our Academic Program focuses on learning by doing, and on transforming students into professionals with vast technical knowledge and human skills that allow them to be efficient, ethical, and responsible leaders. Professional Experience is one of the courses included in…
Tulisha Malichi (’25, Zambia) learned as a child to embrace change and take on life’s twists and turns with joy. The son of a single mother, he lived a life on the move. Tulisha spent his early years with his grandparents in a rural area, while his mother finished her university studies in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. From his…
In 2020, PepsiCo, a multinational company that generates millions of jobs worldwide, initiated the program “Siembra” to provide entry-level jobs to women agronomists in Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic…
“One day, I am going to make our land fertile,” Bishar Mohammed (Class of 2016, Kenya) told his father when he was just a child. Mohammed was aware of the hardships in his village of Korr and…
Grenada is a small Caribbean Island that grows crops such as ginger, cardamom, and cloves. The nation is rich in biodiversity but challenged in the face of climate change and…
Titir Nelson Longok (‘26, Uganda) was just a boy the day he left his plow behind. He was with his family, moving the heavy farm tool with his small arms to trace furrows and prepare the soil for planting. This work was essential to his single mother, to Nelson, and to his six siblings. This was how the family obtained much of their food to…
Glorie Bambi (Class of 2026, Congo) has a passport with a light blue cover. It doesn’t have any country’s name written on it. Two small golden lines adorn a short text that reads, “Travel Document, Convention of July 28, 1951.” That Convention, held in Geneva, Switzerland, was…
More than 20 years ago, Whole Foods Market (WFM) developed close ties with EARTH in research efforts and as the main buyer of bananas from our Commercial Operation. Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain recognized worldwide for…
It is the first day of the Hult Prize Summit in Rio de Janeiro, a competition that challenges university students to seek solutions to major global problems through social entrepreneurship. The winning team will be awarded one million dollars to develop their project. On stage, Miss Brazil 2022, Mia Mamede is moderating a forum on…
When Legny Vivas (Class of 2017, Ecuador) was a teenager, she had a dilemma. She couldn’t decide whether to study electricity or accounting. But then she began to see the passion her…
Ana Kelle (’25, Brazil) says that if you walk through the streets of some Brazilian towns, it’s easy to find piles of husks from coconuts that people consume on a daily basis. Although many people may not know it, this organic waste is full of properties that can…
Since its inception, EARTH University has been committed to sustainability and the responsible use of natural resources. To support this commitment, the University established the Environmental Action Unit over 25 years ago to lead institutional environmental management through the generation of indicators, implementation of…
Every year at EARTH we celebrate a special day in our history, the 23rd of March, 1990, when our University opened its doors. This year, on our 33rd anniversary, we used the occasion to connect our community – the staff, faculty and student body – to talk about EARTH’s values, spirit, and mission. During the pandemic it was…
On the night of June 13, the stage of the Emory L. Cocke Auditorium at the EARTH Guácimo Campus was filled with female strength. Six women stepped forward to speak about their lives, their projects, and their…
Since its inception, our University has been known for remaining true to its values and creating opportunities for everyone regardless of ethnicity, beliefs, or gender. Although agronomy has long been seen as a career exclusively for men, at EARTH, we…
On February 21, students, faculty, and guests gathered on our Guácimo Campus and online for the Drones Symposium: Platforms for Precision Agriculture and Forestry to discuss ideas for implementing new agricultural practices using drones. This amazing technological tool, in…
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