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Evaluating the Net Welfare Impact of an Agricultural Export Boom

A critic argues: 'While the surge in global demand for a traditional crop grown by low-income farmers may have increased their cash income, the overall effect on their well-being was negative. This is because the price increase made their own staple food unaffordable, and the shift to monoculture farming degraded their land and reduced food security.' Critically evaluate this statement. In your answer, analyze the validity of the critic's points and weigh them against the direct financial benefits to the farmers.

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