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Despite the ruling, U.S. cotton growers argue that their cotton-support schemes fall within WTO limits. The Cotton Council of America, an industry group, says that blaming U.S. subsidies for low prices oversimplifies the world market and ignores other factors, such as increased production in Central Asia, thanks to political and economic stability, and use of new technologies. Efforts to blame U.S. cotton farmers for West Africa's woes 'are misleading and misrepresent the forces at work in world fiber markets,' says National Cotton Council (NCC) vice chairman Allen Helms Jr. The NCC says it is prepared to accept subsidy cuts only if other sectors also take a hit--and if the WTO examines support for man-made fibers. 'We will oppose any agreement that singles out cotton for unfair, special treatment,' Helms told a Senate committee.
West African governments, some of which backed the Brazilian case, say the debate has dragged on for so long that they not only want subsidies to be cut but also need compensation for export-earning losses. 'Africans are in a situation that if they don't do anything, it's possible that the cotton sector will disappear,' says ministerial adviser Kebe.
Beyond the trade haggling are real human consequences, best seen in elementary schools like the one in the town of Marka Coungo, a few miles from Bafing Diarra's farm. Ba Dienta, head of the school, estimates that enrollment varies as much as 25%, depending on the annual cotton price and the size of the harvest. When farmers make no money from cotton, Dienta says, his students concentrate poorly and fall asleep in class because they're hungry. 'Everything is done on cotton money--marriage, debt, babies,' he says. 'When the price is low, it's a catastrophe.'

A. 어휘
despite ...에도 불구하고(전치사). council 협의회, 위원회. blame 비난하다(...for).
ignore 무시하다. factor 요인. thanks to ...때문에. stability 안정.
woes 고생, 재난, 禍(화), 비애. mislead 誤導(오도)하다.
misrepresent 부정확하게 말하다, 잘못 전달하다. fiber 纖維(섬유).
vice chairman 副議長(부의장). sector 방면, 분야, 함수. take a hit 포함하다, 맞히다.
examine 조사하다, 검토하다. man-made fiber 인공섬유(화학섬유 등).
single out 뽑아내다, 선발하다. debate 토의, 토론. drag on 질질 끌다.
compensation 보상, 賠償(배상). ministerial adviser 장관급 보좌관.
haggling 말다툼, 승강이. enrollment 등록. vary 변화하다.
depending on ...에 따라서, ...에 좌우되면서. harvest 수확.
concentrate poorly [학습의]주의집중도가 떨어지다. catastrophe 재난.

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Nouhoum Sissoko, 40, mayor of Marka Coungo and the biggest cotton producer in the district, says the pressure to accept lower prices every year is relentless. 'The Malian government told us the low prices are because of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Such partners are making pressure on government, and the government is putting pressure on us,' he says, sitting in a thatched meeting room next to the mayor's office. Later, on a tour of his 54 acres planted in cotton, he laughs deeply when told of the subsidies and guarantees American farmers enjoy. 'I would like to go there,' he says. 'Life belongs to them.'
U.S. cotton growers are correct in saying they are not alone in the subsidy sweepstakes. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, rich nations spend more than $280 billion a year on agricultural 'producer support.' The U.S. is a piker compared with the European Union, which, noncash payments and other aid added in, spends more than three times as much coddling its farmers. World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern estimates that a European cow receives $2.50 a day in subsidies, while 75% of Africans live on less than $2 a day.

A. 어휘
district 지역, 지방.
the pressure to accept lower prices 보다 낮은 가격을 수용하라는 압력.
relentless 무자비한, 잔인한. thatched 짚으로 지붕을 덮은.
when told of= when he was told of 들었을 때. guarantee 保證(보증).
correct 올바른, 정확한.
sweepstakes [경쟁, 특히 경마에서] 건 돈을 한 사람이 독차지하는 것.
piker 일을 째째하게 처리하는 사람. 소심하고 째째한 도박꾼. add in 보태다.
coddle 상냥하게 다루다, 응석받이로 기르다, 응석.

B. 구문
- compared→if it is compared
-noncash payments and other aided in→noncash payments and other being added in→if noncash payments and other are added in
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