We went to the Chiquita Banana plantation last week. We saw different initiative that Chiquita is taking to move in a sustainable direction. The Chiquita Nature and Community Project is helping to give the community and environment around the plantation the ability to survive and live in a healthy and natural area. They hold themselves to standards which is represented by their question of:
A list of way to keep their product environmentally safe for all inhabitants surrounding banana plantation.
The packaging area was very interesting showing exactly how they sort and pack the bananas.
These bananas were sort as those which would be used as baby food and puree.Below is a member of the Grupo Nogua. They are female students, housemakers, community leaders and agricultural workers from the local community surrounding Chiquita. These women present the history, manufacturing, and current process of the Chiquita banana.
The Chiquita Nature and Community project creates groups like this provide additional income for the members of the communities. Workshops in theatre, tourism, basic administration and human relations are offered and all income goes directly to the group.
Bananas grow in tropical regions within 10 degrees of the equator.
Chiquita owns about 37,000 acres of banana farms in Central America
Chiquita employs more than 25,000 people
From the farm we went to the net average daily pay is $13 plus social benefits.
Chiquita is working with the Rainforest Alliance to help and conserve the areas around the plantation and keeping them out of harms way.
Rainforest Alliance auditors visit the plantations once a year to ensure adherence to the strict environmental standards that minimize pesticide use, protect the wildlife, employee fairness, and zero tolerance for deforestation.
Chiquitas plantation is not perfect, but they are taking steps to become a greener company and instead of negatively effecting the community, making it stronger.
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