Unit 22.02.01 | Yale National Initiative®

Resources

Bibliography

“All about Bananas: Producers, Where They're Grown & Why They Matter.” Banana Link, June 18, 2021. (Accessed June 26, 2022). https://www.bananalink.org.uk/all-about-bananas/. This article, from a UK-based NGO, describes the banana trade, production, and consumption.

Anner, Mark, “What Difference Does a Union Make Banana Plantations in the North and South of Guatemala.” Center for Global Worker’s Rights. January 2021. https://www.bananalink.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/What-Difference-Does-a-Union-Make_January-2021.pdf. This report examines banana production trends in Guatemala by surveying 210 banana workers, visiting fields, and interviewing stakeholders.

“Banana Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana?show=0&t=1357340585. This is a definition about the banana.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019” (U.S. Department of State, 2019). https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guatemala/. (Accessed July 18, 2022). This is a U.S. State Department report on Guatemala’s human rights.

Fairtrade America. “Fairtrade Commits to a Better Future for Thousands of Banana Farmers.” CSRWire. CSRWire, January 28, 2021. https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/717846-fairtrade-commits-better-future-thousands-banana-farmers. This article highlights how Fairtrade is working to improve the livelihood of banana workers by implementing a living wage and advocating for better working conditions.

Evans, E.A, Fredy H. Ballen, and Muhammad Siddiq. “Banana Production, Global Trade, Consumption Trends, Postharvest Handling, and Processing.” In Handbook of Banana Production, Postharvest Science, Processing Technology, and Nutrition, ed Muhammad Siddiq, Jasim Ahmed, and Maria Lobo. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020. https://app-knovelcom.yale.idm.oclc.org/web/view/khtml/show.v/rcid:kpHBPPSPT1/cid:kt012J2961/viewerType:khtml/root_slug:handbook-banana-production/url_slug:banana-production-global?&b-toc-cid=kpHBPPSPT1&b-toc-root-slug=handbook-banana-production&b-toc-title=Handbook%20of%20Banana%20Production%2C%20Postharvest%20Science%2C%20Processing%20Technology%2C%20and%20Nutrition&b-toc-url-slug=banana-production-global&kpromoter=marc&page=1&view=collapsed&zoom=1 (Accessed June 26, 2022). This is a chapter on banana production, trade, and consumption.

FAO. "Leading producers of bananas worldwide in 2020, by country (in thousand metric tons) *." Chart. January 24, 2022. Statista. https://www-statista-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/statistics/811243/leading-banana-producing-countries/ (Accessed June 26, 2022). This chart provides data on worldwide banana production.

FAO. “Small Family Farms Country Factsheet: Guatemala.” FAO, 2018. https://www.fao.org/3/I8357EN/i8357en.pdf. This factsheet provides information about small family farms and data on with data from the World Bank stating Guatemala’s GDP, poverty line, and inequality rate.

Frundt, Henry J. “Introduction: Competing Meaning Fairness.” Essay. In Fair Bananas!: Farmers, Workers, and Consumers Strive to Change an Industry, 1–13. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2009. This is a chapter on the meaning fair trade and banana fairness.

“Guatemala.” WageIndicator.org. WageIndicator 2022. https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage/guatemala. (Accessed July 18, 2022). This is an up to date, online, labor market library, which indicates the agricultural and non-agricultural minimum wage in Guatemala.

“Harry Belafonte.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. (Accessed July 18, 2022). https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harry-Belafonte. This is an encyclopedic entry on Harry Belafonte that includes details from where he was born to what he accomplished in his life and career.

Heakal, Reem. “The Investor’s Guide to Global Trade.” In Investopedia. IAC and Dotdash Meredith, July 19, 2022. https://www.investopedia.com/insights/what-is-international-trade (Accessed on June 26,2022). In this article, Heakel writes an encyclopedic definition of international trade.

Henry O. Cabbages and Kings. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. Page and Company, 1904. This novel is where writer O. Henry first coins the term banana republic.

Jenkins, Virginia Scott. Bananas: An American History. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. This book provides a detailed account about the banana in American culture.

Koeppel, Dan. Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press, 2008. This book is about the banana’s evolution, historical past, and present-day challenge(s).

“Living Wage for Central Valley Area Guatemala.” Global Living Wage Coalition, 2022. https://www.globallivingwage.org/living-wage-benchmarks/rural-guatemala/. (Accessed July 18, 2022). This site delineates the living wage in rural Guatemala.

May, Stacy, and Galo Plaza. “The World Banana Market.” In The United Fruit Company in Latin America. Washington, DC: National Planning Association, 1958. This book offers a description of banana production and where they thrive.

Morton, Julia F. “Description.” In Fruits of Warm Climates. Miami, FL: Julia F. Morton, 1987. https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/banana.html. (Accessed June 26, 2022). This text describes bananas and how they grow.

Oliver, Mark. “The Banana Wars: How the U.S. Plundered Central America on Behalf of Corporations.” All That's Interesting. All That's Interesting, February 12, 2018. https://allthatsinteresting.com/banana-wars#2.

(Accessed June 26, 2022). This article is about the Banana Wars and how the U.S. helped topple regimes and suppressed rebellions in Central America to enable the banana industry to thrive.

Petrusich, Amanda. “Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song.” The New Yorker, February 22, 2017. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/harry-belafonte-and-the-social-power-of-song. This is an article about Harry Belafonte and his song Day-O.

Songfacts. “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte - Songfacts.” Song Meanings at Songfacts. (Accessed July 18, 2022). https://www.songfacts.com/facts/harry-belafonte/the-banana-boat-song-day-o. This site states numerous facts about the Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).

Staff, ACLU. “ACLU Artist Ambassador Project.” American Civil Liberties Union. American Civil Liberties Union, October 20, 2015. (Accessed July 18, 2022). https://www.aclu.org/issues/aclu-ambassador-project?redirect=ambassadors. This is a short description on Harry Belafonte and his role in the ACLU and advocacy and involvement in activism.

Staff Writer. “How Many Bananas Are in a Pound?” Reference. IAC Publishing, March 28, 2020. https://www.reference.com/world-view/many-bananas-pound-69c04ffda004ef62. (Accessed June 26, 2022). This is an article that briefly states how many bananas are in a pound.

“The Global Supply Chain of Bananas from farms to your table.” Nippon Express. November 6, 2020. https://www.nipponexpress.com/press/report/06-Nov-20.html (Accessed June 26, 2022). This article explains the banana supply chain.

“The Journey of One Banana: A Supply Chain in Motion.” Kodiak Hub Community. Medium, November 17, 2017. https://kodiakhub.medium.com/the-journey-of-one-banana-a-supply-chain-in-motion-b82e53fe6816. (Accessed July 30,2022). This article describes the banana supply chain.

Tucker, Richard. P. “Banana Republics Yankee Fruit Companies and the Tropical American Lowlands.” In Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the World. California: University of California Press, 2000. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/lib/yale-ebooks/detail.action?docID=223600. This is a historical account of the development of the banana industry in Central America.

T.W. “Where Did Banana Republics Get Their Name?” The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, November 21, 2013. https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2013/11/21/where-did-banana-republics-get-their-name. (Accessed July 30,2022). This is an article explaining where the phrase banana republic comes from and what it means.

UN Comtrade. "Leading countries of destination of banana exported from Guatemala in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)."Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. https://www-statista-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/statistics/1054627/exports-banana-value-guatemala-country-destination/ (Accessed June 26, 2022). This chart shows data on banana exports from Guatemala.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price: Bananas (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average [APU0000711211], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000711211. (Accessed July 18, 2022). This chart showcases the current price of bananas.

Wehr, Kevin, ed. “Fair Trade.” In Green Culture: An A-to-Z Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412975711. This is a chapter on the history of fair trade.

WTEx. "Value of United States banana imports in 2020, by country of origin (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 22, 2021. Statista. https://www-statista-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/statistics/996326/banana-import-value-us/ (Accessed June 26, 2022). This graph provides data on the value of U.S. banana imports.