A podcast revealing the extraordinary stories hidden in your cup of coffee
El Salvador used to grow a quarter of the world’s coffees. Today, it’s barely more than a rounding error. As coffee production fell, illegal migration to America grew.
But there are many Salvadorans who want to grow coffee again and give Trump fewer reasons to build a wall. What’s holding them back?
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