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![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Niccollette and Shrirvanie film the aftermath of the Guyanan floods, with support from CAFOD partner Guyana Human Rights Association [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/what-we-do/communications/images/after-guyana-floods/679742-1-eng-GB/after-guyana-floods_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
Farmers fighting for trade justice
![Rice farmer Rodrigo Costanilla, father of seven, farms one hectare, rented from a land-owning family, and says rice is his livelihood [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/international_images/asia/philippines/rodrigo_costanilla_rice_farmer/44653-2-eng-GB/rodrigo_costanilla_rice_farmer_medium.jpg)
Read stories from Sri Lanka and the Philippines about why fairer trade rules are crucial to the future of ordinary rice farmers trying to work themselves out of poverty
Audio: Interview with a rice farmer Rodrigo Costanilla, who talks about the impact of trade rules on his work and life.
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CAFOD is arguing the case for fairer trade rules, including allowing poor countries to protect special products which are important for reducing poverty among their people.
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