International food systems

International Food issuesFair Trade/Nafta/international aid/hunger/haiti : 

International Food issuesFair Trade/Nafta/international aid/hunger/haiti Mitzi Cranmore Pamela Nichol Steven Douglas

Slide 4: 

What is Fair Trade?

Slide 5: 

The History of Fair Trade

Slide 6: 

Dollars and Sense

Slide 7: 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Slide 8: 

Why was NAFTA formed?

Slide 9: 

NAFTA’S Downfalls

Haiti Study : 

Haiti Study

Short history : 

Short history

New government : 

New government

Foreign Aid shortcomings : 

Foreign Aid shortcomings “For 40 years, U.S. foreign aid has been judged by its intentions, not its results.” James Bovard

Land use in Haiti : 

Land use in Haiti

Deforestation : 

Deforestation

Food production in Haiti over the last two decades : 

Food production in Haiti over the last two decades Source: Wahab et al., 1987

Us aid in haiti… The rice problem : 

Us aid in haiti… The rice problem

Rice continued : 

Rice continued

What is World Hunger? : 

What is World Hunger?

Starvation : 

Starvation

World Hunger Relief Inc. : 

World Hunger Relief Inc.

Heifer INternational : 

Heifer INternational

Fair Trade : 

Fair Trade Coldplay’s Frontman Chris Martin

Mmm coffeemmm fair trade : 

Mmm coffeemmm fair trade

Future : 

Future

Sources : 

Sources http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.2665753/ http://www.wfp.org/countries/haiti http://americas.irc-online.org/amcit/656 http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa065.html http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-5566.html http://www.theroadtothehorizon.org/2008/11/news-us-foreign-aid-and-impartiality.html http://www.theroadtothehorizon.org/2006/01/news-cutting-agricultural-research-aid.html http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/08/haiti_food_crisis/ http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X9800E/x9800e10.htm http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/haiti_land_1970.jpg