Sub Sahara Africa Research Paper

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One of the subjects we discussed in class that we really caught my attention is the difficulties people from Sub Sahara Africa and other third world countries have when it comes to compete with the products from the developed countries. I think this is a problem that affects not only the agriculture of the country, but it also affects the economy, and indirectly politic. Because of the low price of the imported products, it becomes more and more difficult for the farmer to provide for his family, and as a human the best thing for him is to look for an alternative. Even though sometimes the alternative work out perfectly for some of these people, very often it turns out to be a real struggle. It is not an easy thing to stop doing what

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