https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx Defetishizing commodity chains and taking a deeper look into where commodities come from. en-us 2020-12-04 19:29:19 UTC 2025-10-20 11:30:24 UTC hello@padlet.com tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989037133 This is a series of videos following the production of T-shirts. Starting in Texas, going to Columbia to be put through machines, to here in Bangladesh to be stitched, and then shipped in large containers to wherever it will be sold.]]> 2020-12-04 19:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989037133 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989072185 This article talks about the effects of the coronavirus on food supply chains. It talks about how there is plenty of food for Americans and to fill grocery stores, but there is a major threat to the laborers who get the food to grocery stores and onto your plates.]]> 2020-12-04 20:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989072185 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989103655 This podcasts talks about the effect of the Coronavirus on the potato industry. People are buying far less potatoes, resulting in a surplus, which were given out to people who needed them for free in this scenario.]]> 2020-12-04 20:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989103655 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989123403 This article is about the commodity chain of the papaya, and defetishizing it. It goes into how it effects the farmers who grow it, the history of those plantations, and how it is viewed differently around different parts of the world.]]> 2020-12-04 20:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989123403 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989163447 This YouTube video talks about the history of the Soybean Commodity chain, a crop with a multitude of uses, and it's global influence today. Since then, The US has become the largest soybean producer, with Brazil in a close second.]]> 2020-12-04 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989163447 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989181662 In this example of a commodity chain, Tim Hortons is having to raise prices on their coffee due to a drought in Brazil, where they get their coffee beans. An event at one end of any commodity chain has an effect on the destination of the commodity, in this case, coffee beans.]]> 2020-12-04 20:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989181662 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989201644 This graphic explains in detail all of the sources, destinations, and everything in between of the crude oil commodity chain.]]> 2020-12-04 20:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989201644 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989209869 Another struggle of the pandemic, farmers don't have anywhere to store their milk that is in surplus due to closed restaurants and stores. It is revealing the current state of the economy, which is extremely un-flexible. The Wisconsin farmer mentioned in the video can't sell his milk to grocery stores because he doesn't have the correct packaging, which is half the battle.]]> 2020-12-04 20:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989209869 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989238999 There is also a commodity chain for waste, as well. This article talks about how the declining demand for metal is resulting in the lower price for recycled metal. This could have a negative impact on the recycling industries profit and decrease their emphasis on encouraging people to recycle.]]> 2020-12-04 20:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989238999 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989268202 In this video, it shows an example of de-fetishizing the product, in this scenario the tea industry. Many girls are trafficked and sold into slavery to eventually work on tea farms in India. This also is known to happen in Sri Lanka as well as Kenya.]]> 2020-12-04 21:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989268202 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989285106 Sand is the 2nd largest used natural resource in the world behind water. In this article, it talks about how it is used. It also touches on how it is used illegally and the harmful effects of the victims of this smuggling. In the UAE, they import millions of tons of sand from Australia mainly for infrastructure projects.]]> 2020-12-04 21:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989285106 tinomancabelli https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989294387 In this article, it talks about water as a commodity, and talks about how there is not an endless supply of fresh water on earth. An example of that is in Cape town, where there is an extreme water crisis and is taking a toll on daily life there.]]> 2020-12-04 21:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tinomancabelli/j39ci0w4oachtaqx/wish/989294387