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Nigerian farmers will soon be receiving vouchers for seeds and fertilizer on their mobile phones. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32348003@N02/5348965590/">IICD (Flickr)</a>

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Nigeria uses mobile phones to fight corruption in farm subsidies

Farmers of Nigeria, check your phones: You've got ... subsidies.

The African Growth and Opportunity Act has generated many jobs in the clothing manufacturing sector, especially for women. Photo: Jenny Bussey Vaughan/Mercy Corps

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The Uncertain Future of Africa's Transformative Free-Trade Deal

Most Americans may have never heard of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, but their closets probably contain at least one article of clothing imported as part of it.

Rising gas prices are causing some Californians to head to the border. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/2338440401/">Thomas Hawk (flickr)</a>

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Filling Up: Who's going to pay?

Rising gas prices are driving Californians to fill up in Mexico, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Whose to Blame: Government Policies or Free Trade?

Today, Business Week takes a look at how Mexico is benefiting under Nafta -- but why the free trade agreement hasn't solved all of Mexico's economic woes.

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Free Trade Vs. Small Farmers

Small farmers are the key in the debate surrounding agricultural subsidies, the issue which has long stalled the Doha Round of WTO talks.

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Sahelian Cotton Farmers on Their Knees

The cotton market in Burkina Faso and other African countries has faltered considerably in the last few years forcing farmers and companies to search for alternatives.

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Primary School Lesson Plans: Trade

These resources are appropriate for grade levels Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd.

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Elementary School Lesson Plans: Trade

These resources are appropriate for grade levels 3rd, 4th and 5th.

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Middle School Lesson Plans: Trade

These resources are appropriate for grade levels 6th, 7th and 8th.

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Africa's Bitter Harvest

Are farmers in developing nations getting fleeced?

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Heartland Farmers Visit West Africa

Farmers from America's Heartland travel to Africa to explore the impact of agricultural subsidies.

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Protectionism - Tariffs, Subsidies, and Trade Policy

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2006. VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE FOR NEW CONTENT.

Stephen Spruiell explains the impact of protectionist policy, tarriffs, and subsidies on global trade.

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Farm Support Vital As WTO Talks Fail

Governments in developing nations must find new ways to enhance local competition in the global agricultural marketplace.

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Why the Rich Won't Budge on 'Farm' Subsidies

To the amazement of some, farm subsidies continue to receive government support in industrialized countries.

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Farming Future - A New World, But Not So Brave

What would farming in the North look like if subsidies were cut?

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