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World – System Theory by Immanuel Wallerstein.  My educational philosophy is based upon a perceptual worldview gleaned from living in two different countries, with very different economic histories, Vietnam and The United States. Immanuel Wallerstein (n.d) describes the modern world-system as a “historical system” in which the extant division of labor is perpetuated by those…

Location: Central Highland of Vietnam.  Weather Conditions: Less sunny than last year. Coffee will potentially take a bit longer to dry but we can’t conclude just yet since this is just the beginning of the harvest.  Yields Down: Robusta yielded less than 20% in comparison to last year’s volume of 60 tons.  Arabica: Slowly ripening compared to…

Intro. Although Vietnam is blessed with fertile land and a tropical climate suited to high-quality agricultural cultivation, the coffee industry here has faced challenges that have in the past prevented it from truly blossoming. Now, Vietnam is experiencing a renaissance and coffee is at the center of it. The solutions we have implemented make us a part of this…

And The Mother Crop Of All Modern Coffee Beans…Without Robusta, there would be no Arabica. Below is the differences between two species: Coffea Arabica:      The primary species of coffee commercially cultivated for consumption, accounting for approximately 60% of worldwide production. Coffea Canephora (Robusta):  Robusta coffee has historically been considered inferior to Arabica coffee…

Our Coffea Canephora Producer – Mr. Toi Nguyen, a leader in producing high quality well-known Robusta that is certified by the Coffee Quality Institute (U.S) Even though Vietnam is the world’s second-largest exporter of coffee behind Brazil, the high quality and unique characteristics of its finest beans are not as well known to Americans compared…