Talk:Economics of coffee

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This article currently has 2 references to a source identified only as "Mai, 2006". Can anyone identify this book or article further? -- llywrch 21:08, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I found this over on the main article page. Perhaps this is it:

• (German)Mai, Marina. "Boom für die Bohnen" in Jungle World Nr. 1, 2006/January 4, 2006. ISSN 1613-0766.

EveRickert 22:38, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

This link leads one to a "500 -- subscription required" page -- if my lousy German can be relied on. Great. Anyone want to find a less restrictive source for this information? -- llywrch 03:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

For sure--the whole article needs new references--and largely needs to be re-written. I have lots of references, but not the time currently to work on this. I invite anyone who wants to, to make use of my M.Sc. thesis, available here: [1]

There is loads of stuff there on coffee economics, and hundreds of references. If you need me to check on a specific source cited there, let me know.--EveRickert 07:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Information to be integrated

Earlier this week, I happened into a Starbuck's, & saw on the wall that they were protesting the lies about their misusing Ethiopian trademarks. First I had heard of this controversy -- or of an EVUHL ETHIOPIAN CONSPIRASY!!1L1one (Actually, my first thought was "So is this corporation is busy screwing over another group of defenseless farmers?)

Then I happened on the news release EIPO says progress made in protecting coffee names at the Walta Information Center website. Hmm. Here's some information that needs to be integrated into this article -- I just don't know the best way to do it. -- llywrch 03:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps this could be worked into a larger re-write of the page. Then it might become more apparent where it fits. It probably belongs in a discussion of the specialty coffee market and the larger issue of trademarking regional coffees (this case is by no means the first time the issue has come up).--EveRickert 07:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)