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http://pajamasmedia.com [Pajamas Media] A delegation of U.S. cotton farmers visiting West Africa said Washington’s multi-billion dollar subsidies to its cotton industry were “worsening hardship in the world’s poorest region … “Subventions are causing problems to farmers in Mali, we have realized on the ground.

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