The following is from a 29 June 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Development assistance since 2005 for cotton producers, mainly in Africa, is approaching $400 million, WTO members heard on 29 June 2012, in a meeting where several members also said they were concerned about subsidies proposed in a new US Farm Bill.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/cdac_29jun12_e.htm