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The Cotton wars
Title
The Cotton wars [electronic resource (video)] / Europe Images International.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2005.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Dec. 09, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
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Summary
For centuries, cotton has influenced the relationship between America and Africa. It drove the slave trade, and today it epitomizes the uneven playing field created by farming subsidies. This program examines the lopsided nature of the global cotton industry-in which U.S. and European producers enjoy massive government support while independent African farmers struggle to remain competitive. Going deep inside the agricultural, bureaucratic, and diplomatic networks that control the cotton trade on both sides of the Atlantic, the program also looks at the growing influence of Chinese producers-another factor working against Africa.
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Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Europe Images International, 2006
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
Brief History of Cotton (5:21)
African Cotton Farmers in Competition with U.S. (3:55)
Africa Threatened by Cotton Subsidy Programs in Developed Countries (3:24)
Importance of Africa's Cotton Industry (3:15)
Fluctuating Cotton Market (3:41)
Speculation in the Cotton Market (3:44)
Global Cotton Market Affected by Global Conflicts (4:40)
French Promotion of African Cotton (3:24)
West Africa Competes With Asian Cotton Market (2:54)
Chinese Cotton Market (3:25)
China's Cotton Production (5:36)
China's Commodities Market (3:20)
Future of Africa's Cotton Industry (4:58)
Videorecording number
36459 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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Europe Images International.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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