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Coffee
Episode 1 of 8
The world's trading routes have seen a year like no other in 2020. Made on Earth explores how the trades in eight everyday products are adapting.
The world's trading routes have seen a year like no other in 2020. Made on Earth explores how the trades in eight everyday products are adapting - from bicycles to whisky, spices to semiconductors - and how resilience and innovation are paving the road to recovery. We start with the humble cup of coffee - a simple product that continues to evolve and find new markets.
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How the world came to run on coffee
In just a few centuries, the world has developed a two-billion-cups-a-day habit.
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