America is one of the largest producers of cotton on the planet, and one reason why this is so is because American cotton producers are highly subsidized. African countries contend that subsidies from America and the EU make cotton much cheaper to produce than African countries – usually west African countries like Mali and Burkina Faso - could.
Africa attacking cotton subsidies: http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/econ/2002/0927cotton.htm
America defending cotton subsidies: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7095673.stm
Do you think cotton subsidies are good for world production of cotton?
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