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The Coffee Diversification Project News Round Up
The Coffee Diversification Project
By Rose Cohen
The international market price for coffee has dropped to less than $1/lb—the lowest price since 2006. The 24 million coffee farmers around the world cannot cover their costs of living, much less the cost of production at this price. In addition to volatile markets, farmers confront the volatility