1. Farmers – growing the bananas1. Farmers – growing the bananas

2. Sorting and packaging bananas 2. Sorting and packaging bananas at the warehouseat the warehouse

3. Loading bananas onto a ship3. Loading bananas onto a ship

4. Bananas transported by ship4. Bananas transported by ship

5. Bananas on sale in a shop in 5. Bananas on sale in a shop in EnglandEngland

Banana activityBanana activity

1.1. The The farmersfarmers plant, grow and harvest bananas plant, grow and harvest bananas in the Winward Islands of the Caribbean in the Winward Islands of the Caribbean (Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, (Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada).Grenada).

2.2. The The warehouse and packagerswarehouse and packagers sort the sort the bananas and get them ready for transport.bananas and get them ready for transport.

3.3. The The exporters and handlersexporters and handlers load the bananas load the bananas onto the shipsonto the ships

4.4. The The shippersshippers transport the bananas to England transport the bananas to England5.5. The The shopshop keeperskeepers sell the bananas to their sell the bananas to their

customers in England.customers in England.

Organise your class into groups where each group represents one of the stages in the journey (e.g. the farmers). The group of farmers then discusses and decides how much of the 10p they want/deserve (and their reasons). The decision of each group (and reasons) is then shared with the whole class. It is likely that there will be considerably different views about ‘who should get what’ – negotiation will be essential!

(Oxfam/Christian Aid reveal an analysis of what happens in the real world)

Source: Oxfam and Christian AidSource: Oxfam and Christian Aid

If a banana costs 10p how much If a banana costs 10p how much does each group make?does each group make?

11 FarmingFarming 1p1p

22 Warehousing and Warehousing and packagingpackaging

2p2p

33 Export and handlingExport and handling 1p1p

44 ShippingShipping 2p2p

55 SellingSelling 4p4p

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