Week 8 - Ushrayinee Sarker

Costa Rica is sustains itself in an almost paradoxical manner. The country is largely dependent on ecotourism, by tourists coming in interested in the wildlife and culture of the area. In stark contrast however, to keep this very lifestyle alive, Costa Rica also relies heavily on pesticides and such. These pesticides run into the local water supplies and cause major issues.

There is also the issue of ‘greenwashing,’ in which companies claim to be eco-friendly and make profits off the fact that they really are not.

The most valuable aspect of Davis is the openness to entrepreneurial change in college towns like Davis. One recent entrepreneurial change that has swept through Davis is Joyrun. It’s a food delivery app where the food is delivered by students, to students, creating a small self-reliant community based around a common interest- good and readily available food. The company took a couple of months to really get off the ground and is now making major revenue, with some runners making $100+ a day.

It’s this easily found interest that Davis studnets have that Femme Fam can use to really take a hold and get somewhere. We can try to not overuse this value by not overwhelming students with an overbearing system of operations. Femme Fam must be approachable and easily applicable to all, which it is, luckily.

Question: How can Costa Rica’s reliance of pesticides be corrected?

http://livinglifeincostarica.blogspot.com/2012/09/pesticide-use-costa-rica.html

Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-136, June 2016.