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The Outcome of Poor African Infrastructure: High Costs, Poor Service, and Reduced Trade


Inland transport costs in Africa are much higher than those in any other region of the world. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development estimated that international transport costs faced by African countries, at 12.6 percent of the delivered … Continue reading

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India’s GM seed piracy


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/indias-gm-seed-piracy/ The farmers here like genetic modification (GM). In fact, they like it so much they are illegally cross-breeding Monsanto’s insect-resistant cotton with local plants to create their own GM varieties. A BBC investigation has confirmed widespread use of pirate … Continue reading

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