10 May 2007

Trade and Fair Trade

Interesting reading on the background to the whole coffee trade. Helps when discussing fair trade ...
BBC World Service's The Cost Of... programme tracked a kilo of coffee from its origins in Ethiopia to the fashionable coffee shops of Europe and the US.
BBC NEWS | Business | Tracking the true cost of coffee

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