[Music] Have you ever considered what indigenous culture can teach us about space travel. In 2020, the former US President Donald Trump gave a speech to Congress asking them to fully fund the Artemis program to help ensure that the next man and the first woman on the moon would be American and so that their nation would be the first nation to plant their flag on Mars. He went on to explain that his American ancestors had braved the unknown, tamed the wilderness, and settled the Wild West.And that Americans ...

Industry Overview - The global coffee industry is characterized by a significant power asymmetry between the Global North and the Global South, impacting small coffee farmers [5] - The global demand for coffee is at an all-time high, with approximately 25 billion cups consumed daily [3] - The global coffee market size is projected to reach approximately $174 billion USD in the next five years [4] Challenges and Inequities - A significant portion (60% or more) of global coffee production comes from small coffee farmers, who often own between two to five hectares of land [5] - Many small coffee farmers live in poverty or extreme poverty due to imbalances in the global coffee value chain [6] - Colonialism and capitalism have contributed to structural causes of inequity in the coffee industry, marginalizing coffee-growing communities and creating conditions for overproduction and cheap sales [14][15][16] - A few transnational companies control over 50% of the global coffee trade, creating oligopsony and oligopoly market conditions [17][18] - Fragmentation and limited access to public goods (roads, transportation, telecommunications) further aggravate the problems faced by small coffee farmers [19] Potential Solutions - Exploring alternative economic models beyond capitalism, such as cooperatives and vertically integrated partnerships, to improve profit distribution and bargaining power for small coffee farmers [23][24][25] - Improving public goods and infrastructure in coffee-growing regions through community efforts, government intervention, and NGO participation [26] - Challenging power structures and promoting collective action, including the involvement of transnational companies, to create a more equitable and interconnected coffee industry [27][28][30]