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07/20/2004:

"Farm subsidies and Africa: Cotton's not king"

by William G. Moseley International Herald Tribune
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota It is increasingly asserted that American and European agricultural subsidies inhibit prosperity in the developing world, particularly in Africa. Critics argue that rich nations have aggressively dismantled trade barriers on industrial goods, yet shamelessly refused to do so for agriculture, where many African nations would have a comparative advantage. full article