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Banana Links

Chiquita brand home page
http://www.chiquita.com/

storage

Dole company home page
http://www.dole.com/

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
http://www.freshdelmonte.com/

Del Monte Pacific Limited
http://www.delmontepacific.com/ir/directors_biodata.htm

The United Fruit Company
http://www.mayaparadise.com/ufc1e.htm

Info Com, Banana, Economic Policies
http://r0.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/banana/ecopolicies.htm

Lapanday Foods Corporation
http://www.lapanday.com/home.htm

The Case of Lapanday Holdings Corporation
http://www.cicr.net/csrbali/case2.html

Corporate Social Responsibility Forum - Lapanday Holdings Corporation in Mindahao-Promoting Peace through investment
http://www.csrforum.com/csr/csrwebassist.nsf/content/a1a2a3a4e5.html#3

Our Fruit, Their Labour and Global Reality, Washington Post
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/econ/2002/0602banana.htm

Banana Fruit Facts
http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/banana.html

Banana
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/banana.html

"Green Havoc", Panama Disease
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/106.1/ah000049.html

Plant Pests and Diseases
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bot00/bot00343.htm

Banana trade
http://www.unctad.org/


General Sites

Describes itself as the premier directory of links to industry sites. A directory of web sites for Australian businesses, industry associations, newspapers and government departments. There are listings of, for example, automotive companies, banks and financial institutions, and tourism bodies. Describes itself as the ultimate source for company information. Some of the site is freely available, some only to subscribers, but it has lists of web sites of many of the world's major companies. Maintained by Michigan State University, this site has links to business periodicals and journals, company and industry-specific lists, statistical data sources, government reports and the like. While oriented towards the needs of economists, there is much material of use to economic geographers on this huge site. One of the world's most comprehensive listings of online economic information.
 

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Agriculture

Maintained by the Department of Primary Industry and Energy, this site provides comprehensive lists of organisations, businesses and topics relating to agriculture. ABARE is a major focus of economic research on agriculture, forests and energy in Australia, and produces numerous statistical series. Contains material on agriculture, forests, fisheries, nutrition and sustainable development. Gives access to a large global database with information on agricultural production in over 200 countries since 1961.
 

Forestry and Forest Products Industry: Timber and Paper Products

'This web site is intended to give users up-to-date information on how New South Wales' State forests are managed for the benefit of the community.' It is quite recently established (mid 1996). This site contains much useful factual information on Australia's forests and forest products industries. There are useful statistical collections, maps, press releases and material addressed towards schools. Contains many useful links on forestry, timber products, pulp and paper manufacturing, the companies involved and university and research sites. A worldwide listing of industry companies, equipment suppliers and the like. Contains a large statistical database on global forest resources and much other information on forests and forest products industries.
 

Manufacturing

  • BHP BILLITON– This is the company's home page. A Yahoo search found 58,000 WWW references to BHP.

Banking and Finance

Telecommunications

Contains references to information sources relating to the technical, economic, public policy, and social aspects of telecommunications.

 

 


Authorisedby: Professor Robert Fagan
Photograph courtesy of Dr Peter Krinks
Designed and compiled by J. Davis
Date: 21.02.2004
Revised: 4.11.2004
Copyright 2004