"Our margins are really thin, in terms of our bottom line, and any additional costs have to be absorbed by the farmer because we can't pass on those costs to consumers directly,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

"When you have a situation like this occur, you are bound to have a situation down the line where there could be a shortage in food, which can also trigger other negative situations, such as malnutrition, for example, or insufficient food for cattle, which is also another important economic sector in West Africa,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.08