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Hanging by a Thread
Trade, Debt and Cotton in Tanzania

- participatory activities to explore the impact of unregulated commodity markets on cotton producers in Tanzania

30-page activity pack with 16 black and white photographs
KS 3 & 4 - GEOGRAPHY; A-LEVEL - GENERAL STUDIES, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY
£5.95 (+ £2.15 p&p)
Leeds Development Education Centre 1992
ISBN 1 871268 35 4

 




 

A set of five teaching activities looking at the 'rag trade' from the perspective of cotton farmers in Tanzania. Hanging by a Thread uses participatory activities to reveal the effect of world commodity prices, international trade, environmental conditions, national debt and the World Bank/IMF upon the lives of farmers in the Meatu district in northern Tanzania. Role play, simulations, ranking and visual literacy exercises are used to promote discussion and develop group skills.

  • Rural life in Tanzania
  • Cash crops and farming
  • The impact of the international trading system
  • The effects of IMF/ World Bank policies on Tanzania
  • Long term development strategies