The study determined the economic impact of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) on Philippine fresh banana exports covering the period 1990-2013. Results of the shift and share analysis revealed that ACFTA was not trade creating but rather...

After completion of their land reform program, countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan implemented land consolidation to effect economies of scale specifically in the adoption of modern technologies. Land consolidation plans included the physical reallocation of parcels, joint farming...

To study the productivity of banana by the effect of nutrient management practices, field investigations was conducted from 2010-2012 at Northern Block Farm of Agricultural Research Station, Bhavanisagar (TNAU) of Tamil Nadu. Study results revealed that, when 100% recommended dose of fertilizer...

The main objective of this research paper and its corresponding analysis is to explore and discuss the contribution of the banana export sector to the growth of the Cameroon economy. The paper presents and utilizes data for the period 2002-2012, collected from the Food and Agricultural...

Bananas are a major staple as well as an important cash crop in developing countries and the most eaten fruit in Europe and Northern America. For decades, the banana economy has been a key example of trade injustice. The concentration of power in the hands of a few multinational companies has...

We examine the extent to which political scandals influence trust in electoral institutions in established Western democracies. The second ballot of the 2016 Presidential election in Austria needed to be repeated because of inconsistencies in individual electoral districts (scandal districts)....

Agricultural crop insurance is a risk management tool to counter shocks and risks in banana production. It is a mechanism for farmers to be protected from unexpected risks and a tool for them to recover from the shocks experienced. The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation is mandated to provide...

The European Court of Justice’s recent ruling in FIAMM v. Council is one that has not gone unnoticed. While the Court’s ruling in relation to WTO law was neither new nor surprising, it did serve to re-emphasize the Court’s commitment to a separation between this species of international...

When Contracting Parties finally signed the Uruguay Round GATT Agreements, then EC Members were split on reform of the EC banana import regime. An ambiguous legal outcome allowed EC States to sign the GATT accords while reserving the right to challenge the EC banana regime, defended adamantly by...

How governments regulate food safety and environmental protection, including pesticide residue levels, has important implications for trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial held in Doha, Qatar in November 2001 included statements on standards and their impact on market access for...