Case Study 5: Chiquita Sticks Its Bananas Out 1. ON ETHICS: Why has Chiquita chosen to be proactive along a number of CSR dimensions? Chiquita was proactive to a number of CSR dimensions in order to build strong relationships with local farmers‚ environmental organizations and communities. The history of Chiquita has involved several negative issues of the company implementing improper behavior toward employees and the farming community. In hopes to correct this bad reputation‚ Chiquita conducted
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W1T 3JH‚ UK International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tags20 Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda Laurence Jassogne Philippe V. Baret a a a b ‚ Piet J.A. van Asten ‚ Ibrahim Wanyama & b b Earth and Life Institute‚ Université catholique de Louvain‚ Croix du Sud‚ 2L7.05.14
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Length Research Article INVESTIGATING THE DETERMINANTS OF GHANA’S AGRICULTURAL EXPORTSPERFORMANCE: FOCUS ON BANANA‚ COFFEE ANDRUBBER *Boansi David Department of Economic and Technological Change‚ Center for Development Research (ZEF)‚ Bonn‚ Germany ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Following recent decline for performance of Ghana in rubber exports‚ failure of the banana subsector to achieve competitiveness in exports in spite of the prospects reflected so far‚ and a generally
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This watershed is now being threatened by expanding vegetable farms‚ creeping banana and pineapple plantations‚ illegal logging and other deleterious undertakings. A portion of the Mt. Talomo-Lipadas watershed‚ some 530 hectares inside the Mt. Apo Natural Park‚ has already been denuded (DCWD). Mt. Talomo-Lipadas watershed‚ the primary source of water in Davao City‚ is now in danger of expansion and encroachment of banana plantations in its protected area‚ especially at the foot slopes of Mt. Apo and
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Waste banana plant (Musa sp.) Trunks as an Alternative source of pulp for paper making Introduction Background of the study Edible Banana (Musa sp.) the plant is a gigantic herb that springs from an underground stem‚ or rhizome‚ to form a false trunk 3–6 meters (10–20 feet) high (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2006). Bananas cannot be grown anywhere because they are very sensitive to strong winds‚ hence‚ if planted on open areas‚ one must use windbreakers for the banana plant not to be harmed
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced through the partial or total fermentation of grapes‚ other fruits and plants such as berries‚ apples‚ cherries‚ dandelions elder berries ‚ palm and rice can also be fermented. Grapes belong to the botanical family vitaceae of which there are many species. The species that are most widely used in wine production are Vitislabrusca and specially Vitisvinefara‚ which has long been the most widely used wine grape throughout the world
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researchers decided to find an organic‚ health-friendly‚ and effective fire extinguisher‚ and found out that banana peels contain tartaric acid‚ which when added to sodium bicarbonate and water‚ produces carbon dioxide that removes oxygen from a fire‚ causing the fire to decrease and stop. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study will be conducted primarily to test the potential of Saba banana (Musa balbisiana) peels extracts as raw material in making an alternative fire extinguisher. The study aims to
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the Efficiency of Banana Peel‚ Peel Briquettes and Coal in Order to Evaluate Environmentally Friendly Fuel Group 4 Members: - Dominique Fernandez - Jay Christian Toring - David Nathan Valerio - Chifrey Malto - Tyrone Asiño September 3 & 4‚ 2012 Miss Ermina Dimaunahan CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND IT`S BACKGROUND A. Background of the Study The Philippines is a tropical country that is abundant with nutritious and refreshing fruits that Filipinos are fond of eating. Banana is one of the most
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Department of Education Agusan National High School Caraga Administrative Region Division of Butuan City Antimicrobial Activity of Banana (Musa sapientum Linn.) Inflorescence Ethanolic Extract against E. coli and S. aureus Armona Jean B. Ongtico Mel Algil A. Agra Jerrson F. Oronan Researchers’ Mrs. Letecia S. Villanueva Research Coach Abstract The experience of human misery in the form of disease is perhaps as old as the inception
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Lacatan Banana (Musa acuminata) and Saba (Musa acuminate x Musa balbisiana) as a Component of Handmade Paper. 1. Which is much banana is much better to use as a component of handmade paper? 2. Will this study help and benefit the community? Objectives This study mainly aims to use food wastes‚ specifically kinds of banana peelings as a component of handmade paper and to save more trees and to help reduce wastes. Hypothesis If this study proves that Lacatan or Saba banana peelings
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