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31 March 2009
Mozambique encourages foreign investment. But with a third of jobs going to ex-pats, how do locals benefit?
28 January 2009
Farming cooperatives fell from favour in the 1990s, marred by mismanagement and fraud. But dismayed by the free market, a new generation of small farmers are reviving the movement.
25 January 2007
In Eastern Uganda, for generations being a farmer meant growing and eating your own food. But buying and selling food is becoming more common, and it is bringing new worries.
17 November 2006
Kenya's economy is benefiting from exports to rich markets in the North. But the transportation of these products by air is seen as a key culprit of greenhouse gas emissions.
8 August 2006
Many poor countries are keen to diversify from just exporting primary products, as prices - especially for agricultural commodities - are often weak. But trade barriers can frustrate their efforts.
8 August 2006
The free market, its advocates say, helps the poor by spreading economic gains. But what if the market is opaque, unregulated and skewed against the poor?
28 July 2006
What will agriculture in the North look like if rich governments stop subsidising their farmers? And what do developing countries stand to gain?
28 July 2006
World trade talks have collapsed in Geneva over America's and Europe's refusal to cut the billions of dollars they provide in support to their agricultural sector.
14 December 2005
The recent agreement by the US to cut cotton subsidies is a victory for farmers in Brazil. But the deal won’t prevent more job losses and plantation closures in poorer countries.
14 December 2005
Trade negotiations at the WTO summit in Hong Kong will put pressure on countries to open up their manufacturing sectors. Is this good or bad news for the textile industry in Zambia?
14 December 2005
The US has managed to protect its domestic shrimp industry by preventing cheap imports from abroad. But imposing import duties may not be the best way to support the industry.
13 December 2005
The Ghanaian government has launched an innovative campaign to get the public to eat locally produced rice, in an effort to offset the negative impacts of cheap imports.
13 December 2005
Cheap shoes from China have nearly crippled Kenya's shoe manufacturing industry. Shoemakers there blame the government for failing to protect local jobs.
4 March 2004
Overworked, underpaid, casual-contracted, yet unorganised women are the backbone of Sri Lanka's garment industry - a sector that is vital to the country's economy.
18 September 2003
Although past Southern alliances have failed to pack a punch in North-South discussions, three formed at the Cancun WTO meeting struck a blow by refusing to accept proposals.
1 April 2003
African delegates at the World Trade Organization have been locked in tough negotiations with the US to win their people better access to cheap medicines.
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