Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : learning from reform experience

Publication Data

• Title Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : learning from reform experience
• Contributors David L. Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste
• Publisher World Bank
• Publication date 2009
• Publication location Washington, D.C.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction / David Tschirley
Market context / John Baffes and Gérald Estur
Historical background, recent institutional evolution of African cotton sectors / Nicolas Gergely and Colin Poulton
A typology of African cotton sectors / Colin Poulton and David Tschirley
Pricing systems and prices paid to growers / John Baffes, David Tschirley, and Nicolas Gergely
Input credit and extension / David Tschirley
Quality control / Gérald Estur, Colin Poulton, and David Tschirley
Valorization of seed cotton by-products / Nicolas Gergely and Colin Poulton
Cotton research / Duncan Boughton and Colin Poulton
Yields and returns to farmers / Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste, and Duncan Boughton
Cost efficiency of companies, overall sector competitiveness, and macro impact / Nicolas Gergely
Conclusions / Patrick Labaste, Colin Poulton, and David Tschirley.

Topics

• Cotton trade :: Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Cotton growing :: Africa, Sub-Saharan

Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : learning from reform experience. ISBN 9780821378236. Published by World Bank in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.