Banana Industry Fair Trade

Banana Industry

Intro to the Banana Industry

The business of producing and selling bananas is complex. There are

many steps to getting a banana from the tree to your lunch. Today, most

bananas are grown on very large plantations. Many of these plantations

are located in countries with tropical climates, like Brazil or India. When

ready, they are cut down by workers with a long knife called a machete.

It takes a lot of teamwork to harvest bananas. They are then transported

to a warehouse to be washed, sorted, and then packed to be loaded

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Banana Industy

What is the goal of fair trade?

Essential Question

How would these customers know if the companies

supplying these items are reaching these standards?

What does getting certified in fair trade mean to producer?

One of the most important things a producer must do to be certified is?

The ivory coast is the biggest producer of?

What makes a product "Fair Trade"?
read 106 and 107 and think about....

Multiple Choice

How would these customers know if the companies

supplying these items are reaching these standards?

• check with the store

• See if the company if certified as being Fair Trade

• you can tell by the price

• ask other customers

Multiple Choice

What does getting certified in fair trade mean to a producer?

• producers just want to make money at all cost

• it means it earned it fair and has equal value

• It sells their product at a good price

• means that a producer has followed certain rules and

  standards to meet that goal.

Multiple Choice

One of the most important things a producer must do to be certified is?

• follows all child labor laws

• make money

• be in the right location

• sell to all consumers

Multiple Choice

The Ivory Coast is the biggest producer of?

• Bananas

• Cocoa

• coffee

• ivory

What did you wonder? Be prepared to share with your partner.

Wonderings

Be ready to discuss what you noticed with your partner and take away something new.

Notices

​Fair Trade: Builds a better world One purchase at a time!

Fair Trade vs Non-Fair trade
Read table on page 108: Then in journal complete at least 4 notices and 2 wonderings

Open Ended

What is the goal of fair trade?