Impact of the Brazil Cotton Dispute Settlement on Small Cotton Growers in Brazil
INTRODUCTION
The inequality in conditions brought about by variance in climates, numbers of natural disasters, supporting infrastructures and technologies can create an uneven playing field for farmers and agricultural producers in various parts of the world. This inequality is exacerbated when a state extends more assistance to its own producers than those normally extended by other states. In such cases, the farmers in poorer states or in states where no such assistance are extended are significantly disadvantaged and ultimately suffer the actions of the other state. This was illustrated in the case of the US upland cotton case that
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