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A World in A World in JeopardyJeopardy(Trade version)(Trade version)

With thanks to With thanks to CIDA’s Human Rights NetworkCIDA’s Human Rights Network

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Consump- Consump- tiontion BananasBananas Imports & Imports &

ExportsExports StatisticsStatistics Termin-Termin-ologyology Coffee Coffee

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600

$800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800

$1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

A World in JeopardyA World in Jeopardy

$200$200This is the immediate This is the immediate

result of result of overproduction of overproduction of goods on the world goods on the world

market.market.

What are falling What are falling prices?prices?

$400$400The rich north (one The rich north (one quarter of the world quarter of the world

population) consumes population) consumes this many percent of this many percent of

the world’s global the world’s global resources…resources…

(+/- 5%)(+/- 5%)

What is 80%?What is 80%?

$600$600Developing countries have Developing countries have less food for themselves, as less food for themselves, as land and water are diverted land and water are diverted

to provide four types of to provide four types of products for rich consumers. products for rich consumers. These are two of the four…These are two of the four…

What are flowers, What are flowers, shrimp, fruit, and shrimp, fruit, and

meat??meat??

$800$800Research has shown Research has shown that an American fast that an American fast food hamburger now food hamburger now contains meat from contains meat from

up to this many up to this many different cattle...different cattle...

(+/- 20)(+/- 20)

What are 200 cows?What are 200 cows?

$100$10000

A typical steer A typical steer consumes this many kg consumes this many kg of grain to gain one kg of grain to gain one kg

during its stay at a during its stay at a feedlot…feedlot…

(+/- 2)(+/- 2)

What is 3,000 What is 3,000 pounds?pounds?

$200$200These products used by These products used by most banana producers, most banana producers,

run off into streams run off into streams and rivers, destroying and rivers, destroying

plant and animal life…plant and animal life…

What are pesticides, What are pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, insecticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers?or chemical fertilizers?

$400$400People from these two People from these two

continents are the continents are the world’s biggest world’s biggest

banana consumers...banana consumers...

What are What are North America and North America and

Europe?Europe?

$600$600These are the three These are the three

biggest banana biggest banana companies in the companies in the

world…world… What are Dole, Chiquita, and What are Dole, Chiquita, and

Del Monte?Del Monte?

$800$800For every dollar spent on For every dollar spent on bananas, this much goes bananas, this much goes

to the producer...to the producer...(+/- 3(+/- 3¢)¢)

What is 5 cents?What is 5 cents?

$100$10000

This country exports This country exports more bananas than more bananas than

any other...any other...What is Ecuador?What is Ecuador?

$200$200This kind of trade This kind of trade aims to eliminate aims to eliminate import taxes and import taxes and

tariffs for tariffs for companies...companies...

What is What is free trade?free trade?

$400$400African governments are African governments are

pressured to push this pressured to push this form of crop production to form of crop production to

pay off foreign debts…pay off foreign debts…What is monoculture, What is monoculture, or cash crops?or cash crops?

$600$600These are two of the five These are two of the five

corporations that control most corporations that control most aspects of the entire world’s food aspects of the entire world’s food

production (such as fertilizers, production (such as fertilizers, seeds and processing).seeds and processing).

What are Monsanto, Nestle, What are Monsanto, Nestle, Altria, ADM (Archer Daniels Altria, ADM (Archer Daniels

Midland) and Cargill?Midland) and Cargill?

Daily Daily DoubleDouble

Rich countries tax Rich countries tax imports from poor imports from poor countries this many countries this many

times more than they times more than they tax imports from other tax imports from other

rich countries…rich countries…

What is 4 times?What is 4 times?

$100$10000

This past U.S. president This past U.S. president said "As a result of the said "As a result of the war, corporations have war, corporations have been enthroned and an been enthroned and an

era of corruption in era of corruption in high places will follow."high places will follow."

Who is Who is Abraham Lincoln?Abraham Lincoln?

(1864)(1864)

$200$200This country gives the This country gives the lowest aid per capita lowest aid per capita

of all developed of all developed countries…countries…

What is the USA?What is the USA?

$400$400Nomads in Niger have Nomads in Niger have

lost this % of their lost this % of their annual income due to annual income due to the 2005 food crisis.the 2005 food crisis.

(+/- 20%)(+/- 20%)

What is 70%?What is 70%?

$600$600Rich countries spend this Rich countries spend this

much on agricultural much on agricultural subsidies every daysubsidies every day ..

(+/- $100 million)(+/- $100 million)

What is $1 billion?What is $1 billion?

$800$800This % of Canadian food This % of Canadian food aid must be spent on aid must be spent on

products made or products made or grown in Canada.grown in Canada.

(+/- 10%)(+/- 10%)

What is 50%?What is 50%?

$100$10000

This is how much debt This is how much debt developing countries developing countries still owe, after paying still owe, after paying $550b over 3 decades $550b over 3 decades

on $540b of loans.on $540b of loans.(+/- $100b)(+/- $100b)

What isWhat is$523 billion?$523 billion?

$200$200This type of trade This type of trade

ensures that the ensures that the producers get enough producers get enough

money for their money for their work…work…

What isWhat isfair trade?fair trade?

$400$400This is the cultivation This is the cultivation

of fish, shellfish, of fish, shellfish, water plants, etc. water plants, etc.

for sale.for sale.

What isWhat isaquaculture?aquaculture?

Daily Daily DoubleDoubleThis is a term for the This is a term for the wide variety of genes wide variety of genes

and crops that is and crops that is essential for ensuring essential for ensuring world food security.world food security.

What is biodiversity?What is biodiversity?

$800$800This term defines a type of This term defines a type of

seed that grows a plant seed that grows a plant which will not reproduce.which will not reproduce.

What isWhat isterminator technology, terminator technology, or terminator seeds, or or terminator seeds, or

suicide seedssuicide seeds ??

$100$10000

Europe tried but was Europe tried but was unable to ban this form unable to ban this form

of crop for fear of of crop for fear of hidden long-term side hidden long-term side

effects…effects…

What areWhat aregenetically modified genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?organisms (GMOs)?

$200$200This kind of institution This kind of institution benefits the most from benefits the most from free trade of coffee and free trade of coffee and

other agricultural other agricultural productsproducts……

What areWhat aremultinational or multinational or

transnational transnational corporations?corporations?

$400$400These are two of the These are two of the four largest coffee-four largest coffee-selling corporations selling corporations

in the world…in the world…

What areWhat areNestle,Nestle,

Proctor & Gamble,Proctor & Gamble,Sara Lee, andSara Lee, and

Altria?Altria?

$600$600This is how much a This is how much a coffee grower gets coffee grower gets

paid for a cup of coffee paid for a cup of coffee sold in our coffee sold in our coffee shops for $1.50…shops for $1.50…

(+/- 2(+/- 2¢)¢)

What isWhat is2 cents?2 cents?

$800$800This country is the world This country is the world

leader in coffee leader in coffee production, yet many of production, yet many of

its growers only earn its growers only earn 40% of their growing 40% of their growing

costscosts……

What is Vietnam?What is Vietnam?

$100$10000

This many coffee growers This many coffee growers in the world are getting in the world are getting paid less than it costs paid less than it costs them to grow coffee...them to grow coffee...

(+/- 3 M)(+/- 3 M)

What isWhat is25 million people?25 million people?

Final Jeopardy!Final Jeopardy!

The category:The category:Agricultural SubsidiesAgricultural Subsidies

This percentage of This percentage of agricultural subsidies in agricultural subsidies in

America goes to the America goes to the richest 10 percent of richest 10 percent of

farmersfarmers……(+/- 10%)(+/- 10%)

What is 73%?What is 73%?

Thank you, and Thank you, and congratulations to the congratulations to the

winning team!winning team!