
Coffee Economy; Paradox And Uncertainty
Coffee Economy; Paradox And Uncertainty: The global coffee economy has tripled in the last 50 years; however, much of this growth has been ensured by two origins; Brazil and Vietnam. The rest of the world’s coffee-producing community has remained relatively stable for decades. Simply put, coffee farms worldwide fall under one of three archetypes; large high-tech agricultural estates, family-owned farms, or small-scale production households. Large coffee plantations exist mainly in Brazil – They represent less than 1% of all coffee …