Ethiopia's Black Gold: Coffee
source: http://www.blackgoldmovie.com
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As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price.
Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.
But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee and many experts still believe it has the best coffee. More consumer's need to be aware of the low wages farmers are getting paid and demand fair trade commodities. Not only in coffee but with other products.
Africa needs Fair Trade NOT Aid.
Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.
But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee and many experts still believe it has the best coffee. More consumer's need to be aware of the low wages farmers are getting paid and demand fair trade commodities. Not only in coffee but with other products.
Africa needs Fair Trade NOT Aid.
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Eri_Soulja
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another example of the injustice towards third world communities. ethiopian farmers are being exploited and ridiculously paid. companies like starbucks just buy the coffee and do nothing to help those struggling to farm it and feed their families. this is utter bullshit and something needs to be done.
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Eri_Soulja
