The Hidden “Black Gold” in Your Coffee

In the era of globalization, drinking coffee has become a part of many people’s lifestyle. Coffee chains created remarkable economic benefits. A cup of coffee is layered with commercial values, but coffee farmers get less than 15% of the retail price. Is this gap in earnings between coffee chains and farmers fair? How do Ethiopian farmers make a living in the globalization era? Does globalization bring them benefits? Globalization created winners and losers. Can we make losers winners too?


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Black Gold
The global coffee market is valued at NT$2.6 trillion (approx. US$94 billion) per year. However, coffee farmers in Africa only get NT$16 (approx. US$0.58) per day. A cup of latte from a coffee chain will cost them seven days’ wages. The international coffee exchanges do not have a system to protect the farmers. How do the 74,000 Ethiopian farmers survive?