Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Farm Bill 2007: House Thumbs Its Nose at Poorest Trading Partners

The US House of Representatives has passed the Farm Bill 2007 - increasing subsidies on cotton and sugar. This article does a great job of explaining why these subsidies are unfair for family farmers in the US and developing countries, and how the passage of the bill affects the current round of trade negotiations.

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