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Unethical Ethanol Tariff

Posted on April 10, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Trade
Researcher Adam Dean examines the United States tarriffs on ethanol and their effects on sugar and corn exports.
Keywords: ethanol, tarriffs, Energy Trade, economy, environment, energy, trade

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Heartland Farmers Visit West Africa

Posted on September 1, 2006
Previously filed under: Trade
Farmers from America's Heartland travel to Africa to explore the impact of agricultural subsidies.
Keywords: farming, subsidies, tarriffs, trade, agriculture

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Africa's Bitter Harvest

Posted on September 1, 2006
Previously filed under: Trade
Are farmers in developing nations getting fleeced?
Keywords: subsidies, tarriffs, trade, protectionism, cotton

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Protectionism - Tariffs, Subsidies, and Trade Policy

Posted on August 30, 2006
Previously filed under: Trade
Stephen Spruiell explains the impact of protectionist policy, tarriffs, and subsidies on global trade.
Keywords: protectionism, trade, subsidies, tarriffs, policy

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Why We'll Have to Wait for a Sip of Zambian Coffee

Posted on August 17, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Trade
Trade barriers can frustrate the efforts of even the most entrepreneurial of developing country producers to add value to their crops.
Keywords: coffee, trade, tarriffs, protectionism, subsidies

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Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 23:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

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Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

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The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 23:25
China sought experts and equipment from Japan and Taiwan, neighbors it has long shunned, as President Hu Jintao visited the area.

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