Quiz: how much do you know about Fairtrade commodities?

A cut and ripened cocoa pod which contains some thirty to forty cocoa beans, fresh off a cocoa tree in Saint Lucia. Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

1. Which country imports the most bananas by value?

   1. The UK at a value of $759m.

   2. The US at a value of $2.13bn.

   3. Russia at a value of $2.34bn.

2. Which of these are a type of banana?

   1. Latundan.

   2. Belle de Boskoop.

   3. Gravenstein.

3. Approximately how many bananas does the UK consume per year?

   1. 10bn.

   2. 6.5bn.

   3. 13bn.

4. How many people farm or work on plantations to produce Fairtrade bananas?

   1. Fairtrade’s 73 certified banana co-operatives and 57 banana plantations employ almost 50,000 people in 13 countries.

   2. There are currently 21,700 banana farmers and plantation workers across 10 countries in the Fairtrade system.

   3. 89,400 farmers and workers benefit from Fairtrade in Ecuador, Colombia and Ghana.

5. How does Fairtrade make a difference to banana farmers’ incomes?

   1. Being part of Fairtrade has improved Colombian banana farmers’ household income by an average of just over one fifth.

   2. Fairtrade gives charitable donations to help poor banana farmers who otherwise can’t make ends meet.

   3. The Fairtrade system has a Minimum Price offering farmers stability, and also a Premium which is invested by organisations collectively in whatever members need most.

6. Which were the three top coffee producing countries, as of 2013?

   1. Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia.

   2. Indonesia, Colombia and India.

   3. Brazil, Indonesia and Colombia.

7. In 2014, how much was coffee as an export commodity worth globally?

   1. $30.8bn.

   2. $24bn.

   3. $35bn.

8. How many Fairtrade farmers grow coffee?

   1. Approximately 812,500 farmers.

   2. There are almost 1 million Fairtrade coffee farmers representing nine countries including Brazil, Peru and Malawi.

   3. Fairtrade represents just over 1 million farmers and 50,000 workers.

9. How long does it take to grow cocoa beans, the key ingredient in chocolate?

   1. It takes 2 years for a cocoa tree to reach its prime production level.

   2. It takes 3-4 years for the flowers to appear on a cocoa tree. They can then be pollinated and will produce cocoa pods, which contain the beans.

   3. It takes 10 years for a cocoa tree to be mature enough for a good crop.

10. Which country is the top importer of chocolate?

    1. The UK at a value of $2.24bn

    2. Germany at a value of $4.74bn

    3. The US at a value of $2.31bn.

Solutions

1:B - The second biggest importer is Belgium-Luxembourg at a value of $1.04bn., 2:A - Belle de Boskoop and Gravenstein are both types of apples. , 3:B - This equates to approximately 100 bananas consumed per person per year., 4:B - This can be broken down into 11,600 farmers and 10,100 hired labour workers., 5:C - Examples of Premium investment include building schools and clinics., 6:A - Among the largest coffee producing countries, many have over 10% of their populations living below $1.90 a day, which is below the World Bank extreme poverty line., 7:A - This is roughly half of Kenya's GDP., 8:A - These farmers represent 445 Fairtrade certified coffee producer organisations., 9:B - Cocoa trees are usually productive for about 25 years. , 10:C - This represents 8.5% of global import value.

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