1. The Journey of a Banana

2. Bananas are grown all over the world

3. In Ecuador, many people depend upon banana farming to make a living Photo credit: davidacostasilva via flickr CC BY 2.0

4. Banana farmers struggle to make enough money as world prices are low. Big companies can produce bananas for less money than smaller, family-run farms

5. Growing bananas is hard-work. It takes a lot of work to grow and care for the banana trees

6. Bananas are wrapped in plastic to protect them while they grow

7. After 9 months the bananas are harvested

8. The bananas are washed, labelled and boxed ready to be shipped to New Zealand

9. Fruit buyers are very picky. Each banana is measured and checked to ensure it meets the needs of New Zealand’s supermarkets.

10. Bananas travel by boat from Ecuador to New Zealand. The journey takes 3 weeks.

12. 6c 18c 12c 6c 18c Growers Shipping, importing and packaging Whole- saler Retailer Banana Trading Company (This activity is adapted from Go Bananas, Oxfam 2000) 60c Split of Income

13. How is Fairtrade helping people growing bananas?