(Reuters) - Eliminating cotton subsidies in the United States, which accounts for about 40 percent of world cotton exports, would increase poor African families' incomes by up to 6 percent, a new study said.
"What the U.S. Congress elects to do in farm policy (affects) the ability of poor farmers to feed themselves, to secure a living and to feed their families," said Jim Lyons, aid group Oxfam America's vice president for policy.
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"What the U.S. Congress elects to do in farm policy (affects) the ability of poor farmers to feed themselves, to secure a living and to feed their families," said Jim Lyons, aid group Oxfam America's vice president for policy.
Read more at Reuters Africa
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