Ibrahim Diop, a Senegalese farmer, lives near Thies, 60 km south-east of Dakar. Since the opening up of the Senegalese market chickens, Ibrahim has to sell his chickens at a price lower than their cost. This is just one example of the situation facing all poultry farmers in West Africa, suffering the full brunt of market liberalisation. For developing countries, agriculture means better access to future development.

Ibrahim questions the politics of international trade and their impact on the development of least developed countries.