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Bananas Flashcards

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1
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How important are bananas in LDCs

A

Food staple

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2
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Where do bananas rank in terms of global trade

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Gretaest vol of fruit produces

5th most traded product

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3
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Which regions are bananas grown in

A

Carribean
Central america
Tropics !!!

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4
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Why do so many plantations use agrochemical

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As bananas are susceptible to disease

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5
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4 environmental impacts of banana plantations

A

Deforestation
Waste
Soil fertility
Loss of bio diversity

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6
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What two groups dominate world trade in bananas

A

ACP

dollar producer

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7
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Pattern of banana trade

A

LIC to HIC

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8
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Main exporter of bananas

A

Ecuador

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9
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Largest importers of bananas

A

Eu

Usa

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10
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How much of the market price reaches the producer

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Less than 10%

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11
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Which TNCs dominate 80% of banana trade

A

Chiquita
Dole
Del Monte
Fyffes

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12
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What is Noboa

A

Ecuador based banana company

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13
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How are bananas integrated

A

Vertically

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14
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Why are they integrated vertically

A

Economies of scale

Lead to lower prices

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15
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What two types of farm are bananas grown on

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Family

Monoculture plantation

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16
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How has TNC market changed in the past two decades

A

Fallen

17
Q

When did the banana dispute and trade wars happen

A

92-09

18
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What trade agreement caused dispute

A

EU with former EU colonies

19
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What did the agreement lead to

A

SDT agreements

20
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What was the effect of the SDT deal

A

Protect smaller farms

21
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What did the US TNCs complain about

A

The deal being unfair on their trade

22
Q

What did the WTO rule

A

Ceased the discrimination

23
Q

What is the race to the bottom and why do TNCs use it

A

Low labour costs and weak legislation to make total costs at a minimum

24
Q

What is the impact of the race to the bottom having

A

Casual workers that have long shifts and have their needs cornered

25
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What has made banana trade more sustainable

A

Fair trade

26
Q

What is the El Guabo association of Small Banana Producers

A

Big producer of fair trade bananas

27
Q

2 economic and social advantages of the El Guabo Association of Small Banana Producers

A

Improved standard of living
Long term contracts

Health care and education improved - allows countires to enter new industry

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