Cotton Burkina Faso
Before world cotton prices plummeted, cotton growers contributed a part of their income to build schools, health clinics and other village projects. Since cotton prices have fallen below production costs, all community development projects have ceased. Many villages have schools with only three classes, instead of six, as there are not means to continue expanding schools..Pad?ma, Burkina Faso. 15 December 2003..Photo © J.B. Russell

