The coffee problem is a manifestation of volatilities of coffee prices due to inherent inelasticity of these prices.
By
Joseph Kieyah
Public Policy Analyst
Kippra
Metaphorically on coffee matters, we are like the proverbial gold prospector, who spent his entire life scouring distant mountains for gold only to die as a pauper. When his friends were digging the grave to buy him in his own backyard, they struck gold everywhere.
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