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Banana Capital
Stories, Science, and Poison at the Equator
Ben Brisbois
This book reveals the often grim realities of daily life for banana farmers and workers in Ecuador – alarming rates of negative health effects associated with widespread pesticide use along with precarious and unsafe working conditions – and seeks to understand and address these challenges by looking at the history of banana production and issuing an urgent call to action.
