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Summary AQA A Level Geography case studies - BANANAS
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Colourful revision posters for AQA A Level Geography case studies. Includes concise notes to help you revise. BANANAS - global systems and global governance
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About Economies a scale->
Bananas -> in the past 80 %
are popular because they contain , or the boana trade was
large amounts o energy ad potassium dominated by 4
large TNCs .
These companies
-> I' most raded agricultural commodity own or contract out plantations to other
->
one
g
the five most conserved fruits producers ; they have their ow n sea transport ,
->
16 S
. million sonnes exported in 2013
,
1 million ripering facilities ,
and their own distribution
from LATAM (80% ) ,
27% recieved by Europe networks is
consuming countries This allows
.
Ecuador
significant economies o seale galins as
they
can sell bananas in the USA or El markets at
->
Bananas are growing is predominantly hot ,
raing a very low price
lowlands of hropical regions like Ecuador
fairtrade as
,
->
The beca industry provides 2 million jobs in
->
race-to-the-bottom is a simation where companies
Ecuador
lower standards of working conditions , wages
->
,
The benena
industry is so important a Evador
environmental laws and regulations in ercer to
because /3 live in povery (6sp a day) making
keep prices low and keep up with competition
then reliant He main source o
heavily a Bananas as
->
This with TNCs move their
tappers as they plantan
income
negatives
-> To reduce this there has been
,
a
steady
growth in the sales of 'sustainable bananas
(of growing Bananas) ->
This smaller scale
will help producers
->
The largest
agrochemical imput into the environment
,
will partially counter the deterioration a
around 30kg of herbicides and pesticides per hectare
conditions in benea production
per year -> There is undoubtedly a
growing market
->
protations encourage deforestation
segment g ethical conservers in rich nations
->
for every / tonne o ba as
produced the
who are becoming aware of the race-to-ree-
ere z tonnes o waste
bottom and os willing to
pay more for a
of the industry) versified product
-> no
fair trade
-
->
There are disputes over
variffs en Banana imports and
trade that unresowed after 20
agreements are years . S P ap
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