Synopsis
With an export value of some $15 billion a year coffee is the 2nd most valuable commodity after oil, providing ten countries, inclduing colombia with over 50% of their foreign exchange.
- Programme: Commodities
- Episode: Coffee Is The Gold Of The Future
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 1986
- Geography
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