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U.S. Cotton Subsidies Cost W. Africa Millions - Report

26.06.2007 NEW YORK, Jun 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1 million children in West Africa would not go to bed hungry if Washington stopped providing subsidies to America's cotton growers, according to a study released Thursday by an influential development organization.

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Related topics/regions: [United States] [West Africa] [Agriculture] [Education] [Poverty] [Globalisation]

Image: In Burkina Faso's cotton fields. © Brahima Ouedraogo / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network