HASS9: Geography Production process of a staple crop: Home

To investigate the production process of a staple crop in society and evaluate the sustainability of the farming practices in the future.

You are to required to select ONE of the products listed below which is most likely purchased by your household and investigate how the production and demand for this product creates networks of trade and economic interdependence on a local, regional, national and international scale. You will also need to look at how sustainable is the trade, in your chosen product.

Sugar,

Cocoa

or

Tea​

Youtube : Uploaded on Oct 14, 2011

This brief video explains how the Fairtrade System (one of many systems in place to help farmers improve their living and working conditions and link them with producers) works.