Evolution of the Banana Industry of Costa Rica

Jones, Clarence F.; Morrison, Paul Cross

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“…With a continued agronomic programme of adding and replacing rotten banana stems in such farms over a long period, it may be possible to stabilize pollinator abundance and pollination activity at higher levels. Although in any single farm bananas are only a temporary shade (Jones & Morrison 1952) an agronomic system can be worked out to ensure a ready supply of banana stems to supplement the cocoa farm ground-litter. The progenitor of cocoa in the Amazon Basin region of South America was originally self-incompatible and thrived as a forest understorey tree with a clumped and patchy distribution along inundated streams (Cuatrecasas 1964).…”

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Effects of Shade Cover and Availability of Midge Breeding Sites on Pollinating Midge Populations and Fruit Set in Two Cocoa Farms

Young¹

1982

The Journal of Applied Ecology

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Effects of Shade Cover and Availability of Midge Breeding Sites on Pollinating Midge Populations and Fruit Set in Two Cocoa Farms

Young¹

1982

The Journal of Applied Ecology

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“…These countries together with Guatemala, Panama, Honduras and the Philippines account for about 80 percent of the world banana export. (Jones and Morrison 1952). The national econ omy became heavily dependent on the revenue from banana export (Paggi and Spreen 2003).…”

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Taiwan's Banana-Producing Regions and the Japanese Market

Koseki

2006

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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Abstract:Taiwan's banana industry developed during the period of Japanese occupation, and Taiwan bananas monopolized the Japanese market until banana importation was liberalized in 1963. This paper examines the development of Taiwan's banana-producing regions by highlight ing the relationship between Taiwan bananas and the Japanese market and the change in banana producing regions of Taiwan following the end of World War II. Before Japan colonized Taiwan in 1895, bananas were a subsistence crop mainly in northern Taiwan. However, during the colo nial period, a commercial banana-producing region was formed in central Taiwan around Jiji. After World War II, while the colonial banana network was maintained, the production center moved southward to Chishan town, where bananas are mainly grown for the Japanese market. Both banana-producing regions are now facing such problems as the aging of farmers, shortage of successors, crop diseases, and typhoon damage. Besides, a price competition war in the Japan ese market forces Taiwan growers to raise their competitiveness. By joining WTO, further reor ganization of banana-producing regions is expected in Taiwan.

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“…Nach der Verlagerung von Plantagen an die Pazifikküste bei Quepos und Parrita sowie später nach Palmar und Golfito wurden ab 1943 keine Exporte mehr über Limón registriert. Der erste Bananenzyklus endete mit verheerenden ökonomischen und sozialen Folgen für die Region durch die Aufgabe der Plantagen der United Fruit Co. (JONES a. MORRISON 1952).…”

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Der zweite Bananenzyklus in der Zona Atlántica Costa Ricas - Von der traditionellen Plantagenwirtschaft zum Kontraktanbau und zur ökologischen Modernisierung

Nuhn¹

2003

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The second banana cycle in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica-from traditional plantation economy to local contract farming and ecological modernization This paper presents a review of the basic conditions and determining factors for the construction of a new agro-industrial production complex in the Atlantic zone of Costa Rica, as seen against the background of the traditional plantation system which broke down here in the first half of the 20 th century. It sets out the new division of labour between international export companies and national contract planters in the second banana cycle, as well as the problem of area requirements and intensification of production with their consequences for the natural environment. In conclusion, the paper offers a discussion and assessment of political and organizational starting points for ecological modernization and for the sustainable organization of export-orientated cultivation. Zusammenfassung: Der Überblicksbeitrag stellt die Rahmenbedingungen und Bestimmungsgründe für den Aufbau eines neuen agro-industriellen Produktionskomplexes in der Atlantikzone Costa Ricas vor dem Hintergrund des hier in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts gescheiterten traditionellen Plantagensystems vor. Dokumentiert wird die neue Arbeitsteilung zwischen internationalen Exportgesellschaften und nationalen Kontraktanbauern im zweiten Bananenzyklus sowie die Problematik des Flächenverbrauchs und der Intensivierung der Produktion mit ihren Folgen für die natürliche Umwelt. Abschließend werden politische und organisatorische Ansätze für eine ökologische Modernisierung und die nachhaltige Ausrichtung des exportorientierten Bananenanbaus diskutiert und bewertet.

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Evolution of the Banana Industry of Costa Rica

Cited by 21 publications

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Effects of Shade Cover and Availability of Midge Breeding Sites on Pollinating Midge Populations and Fruit Set in Two Cocoa Farms

Effects of Shade Cover and Availability of Midge Breeding Sites on Pollinating Midge Populations and Fruit Set in Two Cocoa Farms

Taiwan's Banana-Producing Regions and the Japanese Market

Der zweite Bananenzyklus in der Zona Atlántica Costa Ricas - Von der traditionellen Plantagenwirtschaft zum Kontraktanbau und zur ökologischen Modernisierung

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