Author: Julian M. Alston, Daniel A. Sumner, and Henrich Brunke
Publisher: Oxfam
Publication Date: June 21, 2007
Copyright: 2007
Publisher Website: http://www.oxfamamerica.org
Language: en
Category: West Africa, Sustainable Development, NGOs and Civil Society, Commodities, Agribusiness
Cotton subsidy reform could substantially improve the welfare of over one million West African households—10 million people—by increasing their incomes from cotton by 8 to 20 percent. For farmers living on less than $1 a day, this means more money for food, medicines, school fees, and fertilizer—more money to help sustain lives and livelihoods.
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