Coffee crisis tops summit agenda

The plight of the world's coffee farmers topped the agenda at a specially-convened meeting in London on Monday.

Many coffee farmers are on the brink of starvation after prices plummeted to their lowest level for 30 years.

Over-production and an increase in poor quality coffee - particularly since Vietnam joined traditional coffee growing countries in Africa and Latin America - are to blame, analysts say.

But there is widespread disagreement on the best solution.

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