Pass out info. sheet of fun facts and stats about bananas.
I. Origin of the Banana
A. Asia, Southern China or Indochina and the Malay Archipelago
1. Primitive bananas
2. Cultivated bananas
II. History of Bananas
A. Religion
1. Koran
2. Islamic
3. Hinduism
B. First described by Theophratus
C. Old Hawaii
D. Scientific Name
E. Introduction to Western Hemisphere
III. Costa Rica Banana Plantation History
A. First Plantation
B. Boston Fruit Co. merges into United Fruit
C. Government Intervention
D. Standard Fruit Co.
E. Nationalization of Banana Market
F. Chiquita and United Brands
IV. Banana Pesticides
A. Pesticides
1. Use of
2. Consequences
B. Soil and Drainage
C. Pest Control and Fruit Protection
D. Adverse Environmental and Health Effects
1. Toxicity
2. World Health Organization
3. Poisonings and Banana Plantations
V. Agrochemicals on Plantations
A. Effects on plantations and wildlife risks
1. Organochlorine (OC)
a. Fish
b. Bird mortality
c. Foxes
B. Effects on Humans
1. Problem with OC pesticides
2. Human tissue samples
3. High lipid content
4. Sterility
a. lawsuits
b. 1981 government order
5. Birth defects
VI. Plantation Workers and Strife
A. Facts and Figures
B. Doris' Story
1. Doris' story
a. history
b. union
c. fired
d. black list
e. SITRAP
C. Effects of Agrochemicals on Women
1. Diseases
2. pregnancies
D. DBCP
E. Fighting Back
F. Carlos' story
1. History
2. "Burnt One"
3. Legal Compensation
VII. Chiquita Banana Politics
A. Carl Linder
1. Trade Barriers
2. Competition for US Trade
3. Money Funneling
4. WTO ruling
VIII. Conclusion
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