Banana Wars The banana industry has long been the center of controversy. In some instances‚ the banana has been the necessary means for countries to become economically and politically powerful; however‚ in other instances it has been a hindrance leading to complete dependency and the decline in other industries. Since the banana has turned into a leading crop for a number of countries‚ the struggle to control production and distribution is at an all-time rise‚ thus creating the “banana wars
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Bananas‚ Chiquita and Globalization While globalization is a relatively new phenomenon in theory‚ but not necessarily in history‚ as of 2009 it has created transnational corporations linked to government‚ international economic institutions‚ and non-government organizations. (Steger 67). With this definition bananas are a textbook example of the globalization of tropical fruit commodities. The transnational corporations of the United States‚ most notably Chiquita‚ Dole and Del Monte‚ have been
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NUTRIENTS IN BANANA PEELS Banana peels are also rich sources of potassium and contain much more soluble and insoluble fiber than their flesh. Dietary fiber promotes digestion and bowel movements and can reduce blood cholesterol levels. Banana peels also contain tryptophan‚ which increases serotonin levels in the body and affects mood‚ much like the drug Prozac does. According to "Prescription for Nutritional Healing‚" researchers in Taiwan discovered banana peel extract can ease depression because
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Waste Utilization in Horticultural Crops Dr.(Mrs.) Neelima Garg Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture‚ Lucknow Email: neelimagargg@rediffmail.com India has become one of the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world producing approximately 30 million tonnes of fruits and 60 million tonnes of vegetables annually. In recent years‚ there has been a shift from conventional farming of food grains to horticulture which include fruits‚ vegetables‚ ornamental crops‚ medicinal
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A. Introduction A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. (In some countries‚ bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size‚ color and firmness‚ but is usually elongated and curved‚ with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green‚ yellow‚ red‚ purple‚ or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic
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UTILIZATION OF BANANA PEEL WASTE TO PRODUCE ETHANOL I Introduction Due to increasing demand for energy‚ renewable energy sources particularly waste products like banana peel waste can be utilized to produce ethanol‚ as the vitality of ethanol are well known in science world‚ besides the methods of producing it is incomplex and it can give big impact to the world. II Body A Ethanol is widely recognized these days as a very promising alternative source of energy (Low & Isserman
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in Solid Waste Management: Challenges and Prospects. A case of Kira Town Council‚ Uganda By Mukisa Philemon Kirunda The master thesis is carried out as a part of the education at the University of Agder and is therefore approved as such. However‚ this does not imply that the University answers for the methods that are used or the conclusions that are drawn. Supervisor: Åke Bjørke The University of Agder‚ Kristiansand December 2009 Public Participation in Solid Waste Management:
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harnessed mostly from non-renewable energy resources. While energy is surging in demand‚ by-products included pollution and other harmful effects. People need to shift their views to the alternative energy resources such as ethanol‚ alcohol extracted from fruits. Food consumption should never be sacrificed‚ therefore‚ using fruit wastes is wiser. Santol is locally abundant fruit with popularly eaten pulps and normally thrown peelings. The study focuses on extracting ethanol from Santol peelings‚ using white
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BANANA TISSUE CULTURE INTRODUCTION Plant Tissue Culture is culturing of any part of the plant in a specially defined growth media under aseptic laboratory condition in Petri dishes‚ test tubes or in any other suitable glass containers. The plant nutrient media consists of macro and micro salts‚ vitamins and desired levels of plant growth hormones. Depending upon the plant species genetic nature and with help of above supportive media various forms of callus/embryos/shoots/ roots or direct plantlets
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period of time. They had a quota of 2.2 million tons with a tariff for all banana ($1‚150 per ton) and former colonies had a preferential access to the EU market. Moreover‚ the unit-cost of production in the Caribbean is nearly 2.5 times what it is for Latin American producers‚ so their product is much cheaper and easily to produce. As for social approach to this problem‚ you should choose the Caribbean countries‚ because banana exports are the mainstay of their economies‚ so they won’t win the competition
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