After the Harvest: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands
- 2011
- 22m
In a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over two-thirds said they were unable to maintain their normal diet for three to eight months of the yea... Read allIn a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over two-thirds said they were unable to maintain their normal diet for three to eight months of the year. These are The Thin Months, when families make ends meet by eating less, eating less exp... Read allIn a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over two-thirds said they were unable to maintain their normal diet for three to eight months of the year. These are The Thin Months, when families make ends meet by eating less, eating less expensive foods, or borrowing against their future earnings from coffee. This short film brin... Read all