Using the examples of organically grown coffee in Mexico and fair trade bananas St-Vincent, this paper argues that a new global 'Green Revolution' is underway

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Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/15/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Ecology & environment

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Summary :

Introduction.
The Green Revolution.
1. Coffee as one of the worlds most valuable agricultural commodities.
2. The expression 'Coffee generation'.
3. A few sceptical coffee producers in South America.
The demand for organically grown productions.
The 1993 European Union's abolishment of the bananas quotas from the Caribbean.
1. The threat to the Caribbean banana producers.
2. Fair Trade Banana: Economic impact on St-Vincent.
3. Social impact.
The expression new 'Global Green Revolution'.
Impact of organical production and Fair Trade on families.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

'Globalization is the increasing interdependence, integration and interaction among people and corporations in disparate locations around the world' . this phenomenon can have good effects such as helping developing countries improve their economy or their industry but also their agriculture by bringing them new ways of production. But it can also strangle the growth and development of a developing economy. The independence of an economy is also threatened by globalization. this is the reason why the recourse to fair trade is a solution to ensure the bad sides of globalization. "fair trade is the new rule to avoid inequitable aspects of global markets" . Indeed, this trend to fair trade and organically production appears as a new way to face globalization and help the developing countries to reach development. In this essay I would like to focus on the new methods used in the agricultural production and their concrete effects on the local population.