Sentences with phrase «farmer small amounts of cash»

The coyote typically «loan sharks» the peasant farmer small amounts of cash during the dry season — when the farmer is profoundly desperate — in exchange for his entire harvest, or for pennies on the dollar.

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The world's exploding population has made it profitable for big business to raze forests so it can plant mega crops like soy and oil palm; meanwhile, on a much, much smaller scale, subsistence farmers often clear trees so they can plant crops to feed their families and bring in small amounts of cash.
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