Do you enjoy eating bananas, but are worried about the harm they can cause? Bananas can cause harm when the Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade are involved. Bananas are worth the cost when the Rainforest Alliance or Fair Trade are involved. Even though most banana farms use rainforest alliance or fairtrade, bananas can cause too many problems environmentally, humanly, and economically, but this article will prove why this is not the case.
Bananas worth the cost environmentally only if rainforest alliance is in effect. Rainforest alliance helps train farmers in better ways of growing bananas. Farmers get trained on how to sustainably grow bananas without destroying the soil. The Rainforest alliance also strictly limits pesticides. (E) When bananas are grown sustainably that means that they are being grown faster. They also aren't going to harm the environment. This makes bananas seem much more appealing to most people. When Rainforest Alliance is being used, trees are planted near rivers to protect the soil from being washed away. (E)
Fair Trade is a step toward making bananas more humanly worth the cost. Fair Trade helps to make sure that no child under the age of 15 can have
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Bananas are the most exported crop in the world, and the fourth most exported crop. Fair Trade helps cover the cost of production for all these bananas. Bananas also get customers into stores, but the stores don't need to worry about the market prices falling. This is because Fair Trade also acts as a safety net for when the market prices fall. (G) Bananas are imported and exported so much, it makes life much easier for the people involved in the banana industry knowing they have a safety net. Stores are more likely to carry bananas because they don't need to worry about the market price for bananas. Bananas are already very cheap and nutritious and a lot of people like them, so there is a stable market.