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Coffee sales are booming on the high street... so why are coffee farmers giving up the trade? This is a unique short cut of the powerful feature documentary Black Gold.
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7 responses // Mini Black Gold

  • http://www.blackgoldmovie.com
    Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!
    Black Gold was made by the brilliant Nick and Marc Francis who are also running a campaign to make coffee fair trade - you'll be right behind them after watching their film. The Francis brothers gave us a special mini Black Gold for Current TV, and you can check out the feature documentary in cinemas all over the UK this summer. More information about the campaign and what you can do to get involved is on their website.
    ksimpson
  • This is a really great pod. I''m inspired to see the full length film. Best part of this shortened version is the discussion on the price of coffee. For each kilo of coffee grown, the retailer will make $230 ($2.90 x 80 cups per kilo). The grower receives 23 cents ($0.23) for that kilo. Truly eye opening. Please bring this film to the US.
    calverto
  • http://blackgoldmovie.com/
    Black Gold Official Website
    Take a look at the film's screening dates, info, and see what you can do about the injustice of this market.
    jyeh
    • jyeh
    • 10 months ago
  • This was the inspiration for the story "From Bean to Cup". Adam Yamaguchi and I went to Guatemala to find out more.
    angelasun
  • I worked on this pod and having no real prior knowledge of the coffee industry it really opened my eyes, I did indeed wake up and smell the coffee and it wasn't fair trade.

    I understand that there‘s a lot more to it than just the purchasing and re-selling of coffee beans. There’s the transportation, storage, marketing, etc. However, I don’t think that giving the Ethiopian coffee growers a few extra cents (they aren’t asking for a dollar, they’re asking for 57 cents per kilo) is going to cripple the coffee industry.

    I'd love to hear what companies like Starbucks have to say in reply.
    Prav
  • http://blackgold.channel4.com/
    Check out More4's website for the film!

    Add in your details to the interactive map, and you can track your coffee.
    ltopham
  • exploitation, crazy how its everywhere.
    IriEonE

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