Cotton in West Africa [electronic resource]: The Economic and Social Stakes /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Sahel and West Africa Club.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2006.
In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. But subsidies in the developed world have suppressed cotton prices and have made it difficult for West African producers to compete.  Compounding the problem, WTO negotiations on the problem have been suspended.  This publication contends that the dialogue between developed and developing countries on this topic must continue. It sets out the regional stakes linked to the economic and social importance of cotton in West Africa. It retraces the consultation process on the West African cotton crisis with the aim of finding a negotiated solution acceptable to all parties. Also discussed are the challenges and the measures that need to be taken over the medium and long term in order to prevent this sub-sector’s sudden collapse.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127).
Role of Cotton in Livelihoods and Access to Services -- West African Perspectives: Challenges for the Cotton Sub-sector -- The Strategic Importance of Cotton Production and Trade in West Africa -- Introduction -- Executive Summary -- Annex -- Conclusions -- Ten Strategic Questions for African Cotton Sub-sector Support Initiatives to Address.
In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. But subsidies in the developed world have suppressed cotton prices and have made it difficult for West African producers to compete.  Compounding the problem, WTO negotiations on the problem have been suspended.  This publication contends that the dialogue between developed and developing countries on this topic must continue. It sets out the regional stakes linked to the economic and social importance of cotton in West Africa. It retraces the consultation process on the West African cotton crisis with the aim of finding a negotiated solution acceptable to all parties. Also discussed are the challenges and the measures that need to be taken over the medium and long term in order to prevent this sub-sector’s sudden collapse.
Cotton trade
Cotton trade
Textile industry
The Development Dimension