Territories
The starting point of the Banana Industry
What is Port Morant Jamaica?
The government gave money towards the steamship communication For the export of fruits here.
What is from St. Vincent to New York?
The first man to kick start the banana industry.
Lorenzo Dow Baker
Two difficulties faced by farmers
What is lack of stable market, transportation problems, natural disasters and limited capital
What are Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Cuba?
The government financed this type of crop..
What is non-sugar crops?
The event and year that forced Elders and Fyffes to amalgamate with The United Fruit Company.
What is a hurricane in 1903?
This happened to bananas before reaching the markets
What is spoilage?
The largest Competitor to the British Caribbean Banana Industry
What is Central America?
These places became prominent ports for bananas which led to the growth of the industry.
What is New York and Boston?
The competition was between these two territories.
What is Small Caribbean farmers and Large plantations in Central America?
This was as a result of the limited capital
What is little access to invest in machinery and equipment
Origin of the firm “Geests”
What is Dutch Origin?
Four factors that led to the development of the Banana Industry.
What are, markets, entrepreneurship, government policy and education and training?
The great depression affected the banana industry in these ways.
What is reduced prices, demand and caused tension on plantations.
These disasters often ruined cultivation.
What are hurricanes, droughts and floods.
The region within the Caribbean that the Geests firm contracted to buy all bananas from.
What is the Windwards?
The botanic departments were established to promote this.
What is scientific farming methods.
The local trading companies in Jamaica.
Who is the Jamaica Fruit and Trading Company and the JE Kerr Company
this region had better facilities for production and trade.
What is Central America