"This is my own innovation" : the history of limpo grass

Livestock keeping is important in the Huetar Atlantica region among large medium-and small-scale farmers and began 40 years ago with the felling of primary forest. Pasture soils are generally shallow with low fertility and farmers have suffered several setbacks in recent years. One of these was the introduction of Ratana (Iscbaemum indicum). This "improved" variety is now the main grass in the region but it has turned out to be unproductive and low in quality. It is also coarse, resistant to, humidity and difficult to eradicate from pastures. (Resume d'auteur)