TOMATOES

1. What are the difficulties associated with providing fresh tomatoes year-round in most areas in GN? 2. What factors affect a reliance on tomatoes in the GS as a cash crop? 3. What factors should be considered when opting for a locavore diet over a globavore diet? 4. What labor issues prompted the formation of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and FLAI-CGIL?

1. How does inflation in GS countries affect tomato consumption? Why does this matter? 2. What factors have created the unique relationship between China and Italy regarding tomato exports? 3. Why do MNCs have so much leverage over growers? 4. Why does Ghana import canned tomatoes from the EU? 5. Why are GN tomato producers so dependent on migrant labor? 6. How does the trend toward ‘Think Global, Eat Local (and Organic)’ affect GS producers and GS migrant workers?

Key Issues Trade issues Classification for tax purposes Subsidies Inflation’s effect on staple foods Production issues Environmental issues GMOs Food miles Human rights abuses Locavore v. globavore diets MNCs’ leverage Supply chain pressures ¤