Guatemala. Human price of coffee
Description
Coffee is second only to oil as the world's most valuable traded commodity, but small-scale producers rarely profit from it. This program reveals the hardship and uncertainty faced by coffee farmers in Guatemala, and how many are taking steps to obtain better prices and build better lives. Analyzing the country's traumatic history and the lingering effects of its civil war, the video sheds light on the reluctance of some citizens to organize for fear of persecution and murder. The video clearly demonstrates that behind every pound of coffee lies a story of human struggle.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Social structure (572)
- Human geography (324)
- Comparative government (142)
- Physical geography (411)
- International relations (610)
- Social ecology (250)
- Political anthropology (62)
- Human ecology (350)
- International economic relations (341)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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