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Voluntary Standards and Certification for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Agricultural Production and Trade
This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussions that took place during the meeting on "Voluntary Standards and Certification for Responsible Agricultural Production and Trade" organized by FAO in April 2004. It presents the situation of the main import markets for certified products and the evolution of demand. Case studies aimed at comparing sustainable farming methods with conventional methods are presented. These comparisons focus on production cost, yield, price premium and net profit. The difficulties with which the producers are confronted are analysed and possible solutions to overcome them are explored. The publication also discusses the roles of nongovernmental organizations, private stakeholders and other institutions involved in sustainable agriculture and explores ossibilities for greater collaboration among them.
Fair Bananas!
Bananas are the most-consumed fruit in the world. In the United States alone, the public eats about twenty-eight pounds of bananas per person every year. The total value of the international banana trade is nearly five billion dollars annually, with 80 percent of all exported bananas originating in Latin America. There are as many as ten million people involved in growing, packing, and shipping bananas, but American consumers have only recently begun to think about them and about their working conditions. Although European nations have helped create a “fair trade” system for bananas grown in Mediterranean and Caribbean regions, the United States as a country has not developed a similar s...
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supply
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. As we realize the ways in which our food systems contribute and respond to climate change, sustainable agriculture becomes increasingly crucial. It is a complicated, multi-dimensional issue, which should be considered from a variety of angles. This compendium includes the perspectives of science
The World Banana Economy, 1985-2002
Bananas are grown in all tropical regions and play a key role in the economics of many developing countries. The volume of bananas exported worldwide in the period 1985-2002 grew at an unprecedented average annual rate of 5.3 percent, twice that of the previous 24 years. This expansion was accompanied by minor technological changes but major developments in the world trade situation. This publication reviews the impacts of these events on the world banana economy. It is the first of a series of FAO Commodity Studies that focus primarily on themes relating to individual commodities or commodity groups.
L' Economie Mondiale de la Banane 1985-2002 (Etudes Fao Sur Les Produits de Base)
Les bananes sont cultivees dans l'ensemble des regions tropicales et jouent un role cle dans l'economie de nombreux pays en developpement. Pendant la periode comprise entre 1985 et 2002, le volume des bananes exportees dans le monde a enregistre un taux de croissance annuel moyen sans precedent de 5,3 pour cent, soit deux fois celui des 24 annees precedentes. Cette expansion s'est accompagnee d'innovations technologiques et d'evolutions dans les echanges mondiaux. La presente publication passe en revue les incidences de ces changements sur l'economie mondiale de la banane. Il s'agit de la premiere publication d'une serie intitulee "Etudes FAO sur les produits de base" qui s'interesse a des themes concernant les produits de base ou des groupes de produits de base."
Draft Modern Slavery Bill - HL 166, HC 1019
The draft bill is included in Cm. 8770 (ISBN 9780101877022)
La Economia Mundial Del Banano 1985-2002 (Estudios Fao
El banano se cultiva en todas las regiones tropicales y tiene una importancia fundamental para las economias de muchos paises en desarrollo. El volumen de las exportaciones mundiales de bananos durante el periodo 1985-2002 crecio a un ritmo del 5,3 por ciento anual, el doble que en los 24 anos precedentes. Esta expansion fue acompanada de pocos cambios tecnologicos pero de importantes cambios en el escenario del comercio mundial. Esta publicacion estudia el efecto que tuvieron estos factores en la economia mundial del banano. La publicacion es la primera de la serie "Estudios FAO: Productos basicos," que trata temas relacionados con productos basicos especificos o grupos de productos basicos."
