What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor? A plumber? A film star? How would you feel if you really really wanted to be something but knew there was little chance of your dream coming true?

Breno, 11, with his mum, Agatha Breno, 11, from Sunyani in Ghana would love to be a doctor when he's older. But there’s not much chance of that because his mum Agatha may not have the money to send him to college. Agatha is a chicken farmer and she is finding it difficult to sell her chickens for a good price. That’s because people can buy chickens brought in from other countries for less money.
'If there were no chickens from abroad, I would be able to sell my chickens for more money. I would be able to send my children to school, pay for doctors and medicines and get a bigger house,’ says Agatha.
Breno hopes that trade rules will change so the government in Ghana can support chicken farmers.

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