BananaWay:

From the Tree to the Shops (SlaveWay)

From the Shops to the Mouth (SafeWay)

PowerPoint prepared by Shiraz Ramji

• T-Shirt used for the Fruit Campaign in East and Southern Africa.

• For every child born, plant a fruit tree.

• For every grandchild born plant two fruit trees.

Banana, I Love You. Where is your Mother?

Banana, I Love You. Where is your Mother?

Banana, I Love You. Where is your Tree?

Banana was born here.

The Tree is Her Mother.

My Beautiful Mother Before I was Born

Banana and Banana Siblings

Learning Objectives

• To create awareness about different types of bananas eaten in Canada.

• To create awareness about people and countries involved in producing bananas eaten in Canada.

• To create awareness about

Banana Corporations.

Fruit Curriculum in:

• Social Studies K1-7

• Social Studies K11

• Social Studies K12

Why bananas?

• Banana is the most popular fruit.

• Banana is nutritious – energy, potassium

• Banana is easy to eat and has some fibers.

Fiber content in a banana

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Apple Banana Grapes Papaya Pear

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Banana is an Arabic word.

It means a finger

Who eats bananas?

• People:• Girls• Boys• Women• Men

• Animals:• Monkeys• Elephants• Pigs• Rabbits

Who plants bananas?

• People • Women• Men• Girls• Boys• Seniors

Bananas are grown in:

• Africa,

• Asia,

• Australia and

• Latin America

Sources of bananas eaten in Canada (2003)

• Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras,…)• South America (Ecuador, Colombia, Peru)• Asia (Philippines, Japan, Thailand, China)• Africa (Uganda, South Africa, Ghana)

• Total value of banana imports in year 2003 was $260,610,047

Banana World

Banana Corporations

• Chiquita Brands International

• Del Monte

• Dole Corporation

Bananas in the Market Shops

Types of Bananas?

• Raw Ripe Ready to Eat Bananas

• Cooking Bananas

Rice Bananas

How many Bananas to eat?

• Eating one banana a day is cool.

Student Project

• Describe one country which grows bananas for Canada.

• Describe one banana corporation which markets bananas in Canada.

Sources of Information

• Sources (countries) of bananas eaten in Canada http://strategis.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_prod.html

• Food composition of bananas.• http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/

list_nut_edit.pl

• www.bananamuseums.org

BananaBoat Lyrics By Harry Belafonte :

•Day-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go homeDay-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink of  rumDaylight come and me wan' go homeStack banana till de morning comeDaylight come and me wan' go homeDay-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go homeDay-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me bananaDaylight come and me wan' go homeCome, Mister tally man, tally me bananaDaylight come and me wan' go homeDay-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go homeDay-o, day-ay-ay-oDaylight come and me wan' go home

BananaWay: Tree-Shop-Mouth

• Over the past fifty years, food consumers have become more and more disconnected from their food source to the point where many people believe that food comes from a supermarket instead of local farmers. Food distributors and retailers promise the lowest possible prices for consumers regardless of the impact on farmers or local business-persons." Andrea Welling (1999)

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