CHFA | Global Languages Senior Colloquium

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Kaitlin TuckerFollow

Academic Level at Time of Presentation

Senior

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Major

Agricultural Education

2nd Student Major

Spanish Education

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Dr. Elena Picech; Dr. Roxane Riegler

Presentation Format

Oral Presentation

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Kaitlin Tucker is a senior at Murray State University double majoring in Agricultural Education and Spanish Education. She enjoys working outside, spending time with her friends and family, and knitting. Next semester, she plans to move back home and complete her student teaching requirements in order to graduate in December.

The Effect of U.S. Economic Relations with Nicaragua and Honduras within Agricultural Industries

The agricultural industries of Nicaragua and Honduras have long been under the reign of many corporations and companies from the United States. Many smaller Central American countries rely on the U.S. to ensure exports and financial assistance; this means that it is very difficult for countries like Nicaragua and Honduras to become economically independent of the U.S. My paper provides a glimpse into the agricultural productions of coffee and bananas to assess how the U.S. impacts Nicaragua and Honduras within these crops. Through a comparative analysis of the political systems and financial economies of both Nicaragua and Honduras, we will be able to see more of the effects that the United States has on these countries, and specifically, how this country affects their overall agricultural economy. Through the analysis of academic articles, journals, news sources, and other data provided by the USDA, the World Bank, and agricultural cooperatives from Nicaragua, Honduras, and the U.S., I argue that the United States has a negative impact on the agricultural industries in Nicaragua and Honduras due to U.S. companies outsourcing to these countries. In conclusion, this project sheds light on current agricultural systems and production standards used in these countries, and in other similarly situated Central American countries, and explores how they could improve economically if the United States did not have as much power or control over them.

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The Effect of U.S. Economic Relations with Nicaragua and Honduras within Agricultural Industries

Kaitlin Tucker is a senior at Murray State University double majoring in Agricultural Education and Spanish Education. She enjoys working outside, spending time with her friends and family, and knitting. Next semester, she plans to move back home and complete her student teaching requirements in order to graduate in December.

The Effect of U.S. Economic Relations with Nicaragua and Honduras within Agricultural Industries

The agricultural industries of Nicaragua and Honduras have long been under the reign of many corporations and companies from the United States. Many smaller Central American countries rely on the U.S. to ensure exports and financial assistance; this means that it is very difficult for countries like Nicaragua and Honduras to become economically independent of the U.S. My paper provides a glimpse into the agricultural productions of coffee and bananas to assess how the U.S. impacts Nicaragua and Honduras within these crops. Through a comparative analysis of the political systems and financial economies of both Nicaragua and Honduras, we will be able to see more of the effects that the United States has on these countries, and specifically, how this country affects their overall agricultural economy. Through the analysis of academic articles, journals, news sources, and other data provided by the USDA, the World Bank, and agricultural cooperatives from Nicaragua, Honduras, and the U.S., I argue that the United States has a negative impact on the agricultural industries in Nicaragua and Honduras due to U.S. companies outsourcing to these countries. In conclusion, this project sheds light on current agricultural systems and production standards used in these countries, and in other similarly situated Central American countries, and explores how they could improve economically if the United States did not have as much power or control over them.