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Sub-Committee on Cotton  Original: French  
 
  
DIRECTOR -GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK  
MECHANISM ON COTTON  
TABLE ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS1 
Revision  
1.1.  The attached Table on Domestic Cotton Sector Reforms has been prepared on the basis of the 
understanding amongst participants at the 10th Round of the DGCFMC.2 It will be subject to periodic 
updates.  
1.2.  The issue of "domestic cotton sector reforms" has  been a standing item on the agenda of the 
Director -General's Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC) from the start of the 
implementation of the mandate in 2004. Under this item, the exchange of views has deepened the 
constructive engagement and dev elopment dialogue between development partners (providers and 
recipients) on cotton development assistance. The purpose of the information provided by 
beneficiaries of cotton development assistance on their domestic reform priorities, in the attached 
Table , is to identify the specific areas where assistance is urgently required from the development 
community on the basis of domestic reform priorities and/or action plans. The understanding 
amongst participants in the DGCFMC is that the information provided u nder this item is valuable for 
both providers and recipients alike in relation to promoting efficiency in resource use and fostering 
the partnership to enhance development assistance in the cotton sector.  
 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO . 
2 TN/AG/SCC/W/9, 14  December  2007.    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
Benin  Letter on Rural Development 
Policy (LDPDR), signed in 
Washington, defining the main 
aspects of Benin's agricultural 
policy  Letter defining the main aspects of 
Benin's agricultural policy  Letter signed in 
Washington on 
31 May 1999 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche (MAEP)  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle 
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Rural development policy 
declaration  
 Creation of the Cotton Trade 
Association  Framework for consultation between 
branches of Benin's cotton sector  25 October  1999 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Cornerstone of the 
implementation of reforms in 
Benin's cotton sector  
 Decree No.  99-537 Transfer to the private sector of 
responsibility for consultations on the 
supply of inputs  17 November  1999 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Liberalization of the cotton 
sector.  
Agricultural services 
restructuring  
 Decree No.  2000-294 Abolition of the monopoly on seed 
cotton marketing held by the National 
Company for Agricultural Promotion 
(SONAPRA)  23 June 2000 Centrale de Sécurisation des 
Paiements et de Recouvrement  
01 BP 343  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9292 
Email: cspr@intnet.bj  Liberalization of the ginning 
subsector  
 Creation of the Agency for 
Guaranteeing Payment and 
Collection  (CSPR)  Management of the physical and 
financial flows related to the 
cotton  sector  26 October  2000 Centrale de Sécurisation des 
Paiements et de Recouvrement  
01 BP 343  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229 ) 2133 -9292 
Email: cspr@intnet.bj  Invoicing of ginning factories.  
Recovery of input credit.  
Reimbursement of distributors 
and payment of producers    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Rural Development Policy 
Declaration  (DPDR)  Reaffirmation of strategic rural 
development choices  2001 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche (MAEP)  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle 
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133-9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Rural development policy 
declaration  
 Master Plan for Rural 
Development (SDDR)  Details of sectoral and cross -cutting 
issues in the agricultural sector  2001 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche (MAEP)  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle 
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Rural development policy 
declaration  
 Operational Strategic Plan 
(PSO)  Implementation of national rural 
development policy  2001 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche (MAEP)  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Rural development policy 
declaration  
 Decree No.  2002-302 Ratification of Credit Agreement 
No. 3598 BEN signed on 
15 February  2002 between the 
Republic  of Benin and the 
International Development Association 
in the context of the financing of the 
support project for the reform of the 
cotton sector  11 July 2002 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel. : (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Support for the 
Beninese  State, the technical 
bodies of the Cotton Trade 
Association and producers 
with regard to implementation 
of the reforms    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Interministerial Order  
No. 2003-016/MICPE/MAEP/  
MFE/DC/SG/DCCI  Determination of the conditions for the 
importation and distribution of cotton 
inputs in Benin  14 March  2003 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Integrated and countrywide 
private sector  
 Interministerial Order 
No. 2003-022/MICPE/MAEP/  
MFE/DC/SG/DCCI  Organization of seed cotton m arketing 
in the Republic of Benin  7 May 2003 Centrale de Sécurisation des 
Paiements et de Recouvrement  
01 BP 343  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel. : (+229) 2133 -9292 
Email: cspr@intnet.bj  Marketing season subject to 
the Agency for Guaranteeing 
Payment and Collection 
(CSPR) mechanism  
 Interministerial Order 
No. 2004-033/MICPE/MAEP/  
MFE/DC/SG/DCCI  Transitional provisions for the 
importation and distribution of cotton 
inputs during the 2004 -2005 season  27 May 2004 Conseil National des Importateurs et 
Distributeurs d'Intrants Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Participation of all distributors 
in the crop season.  
Accreditation of distributors of 
inputs for a duration of 
five years from the 
2005/2006  season  
 Framework Agreement between 
the State and the Cotton Trade 
Association  Clarification of the roles and 
responsibilities of the State and the 
private sector in the cotton sector  December  2005 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+ 229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Joint management of the 
sector in the context of a 
public -private partnership    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decree No. 2005-41 
of 2 February  2005 Approval of the Framework Agreement 
between the State and the Cotton 
Trade Association  February  2005 - Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Regulatory value of the 
Framework Agreement  
 Interministerial Order 
No. 2005-033/MICPE/MAEP/  
MFE/DC/SG/DCCI/DCE  Determination of the conditions for the 
importation and distribution of cotton 
inputs during the exceptional 
2005/2006 season in the 
Republic  of Benin  31 March  2005 Conseil National des Imp ortateurs et 
Distributeurs  
d'Intrants Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Integrated and countrywide 
private sector  
 Decree No.  2006-232 Definition of the institutional 
framework for the representation of 
cotton -ginning companies within the 
Cotton Trade Association  18 May 2006 Conseil National des Egreneurs  
de Coton  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9120 
Email: Ibeco@intnet.bj  Transfer of responsibility for 
cotton sector management 
from the State to private 
operators.  
Creation of an exclusive 
framework for representation 
based on objective criteria  
 Decree No.  2006-233 Definition of the institutional 
framework for the representation of 
cotton -input importers and 
distributors within the Cotton Trade 
Association  18 May 2006 Conseil National des Importateurs et 
Distributeurs d'Intrants Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Transfer of responsibility for 
cotton sector management 
from the State to private 
operators.  
Creation of an exclusive 
framework for representation 
based on obje ctive criteria    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decree No.  2006-234 Definition of the institutional 
framework for the representation of 
cotton producers within the Cotton 
Trade Association  18 May 2006 Conseil National des Producteurs de 
Coton  
02 BP 92  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2361-4190;  
 (+229) 2310 -0482 
Email: cnpcben@yahoo.fr  Transfer of responsibility for 
cotton sector management 
from the State to private 
operators.  
Creation of an exclusive 
framework for representation 
based on objective criteria  
 Decree No.  2006-290 Determination of the conditions for the 
importation and distribution of cotton 
inputs and conditions for the 
marketing of seed cotton during the 
2006/2007  season  22 June 2006 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Integrated and countrywide 
private sector  
 Decree No.  2007-238 Definition and organization of the 
transitional management framework 
for the cotton sector  31 May 2007 Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -0410;  
 (+229) 2130 -0496 
Fax: (+229) 2130 -0326 Special  season  
 Ministerial Order 
No. 2007-0386/MAEP/  
D-CAB/SGM/DRH  Creation, responsibilities, composition 
and functioning of the Commission 
responsible for organizing the call for 
tenders for the importation and 
distribution of cotton inputs for the 
2008/2009 season  12 November  2007 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Supplying producers with 
cotton inputs  
 Ministerial Order 
No. 2007-0387/MAEP/D -CAB/ 
SGM/DRH/SA  Creation, responsibilities, composition 
and functioning of the Commission 
responsible for defining the general 
framework for the supply of cotton 
inputs to producers  12 November  2007 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Supplying producers with 
cotton inputs    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Strategic guidelines for a new 
approach to cotton sector 
reform and the relaunch of the 
SONAPRA industrial operations 
transfer process. Summary of 
Council of  Ministers decisions 
No. 18 of 19 June 2008 Strategy document on comprehensive 
cotton sector reform  19 May 2008 Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -0410;  
 (+229) 2130 -0496 
Fax: (+229) 2130 -0326 Ensure efficient institutional 
organization.  
Reorganization of cotton 
growers with a view to 
large-scale production  
 Letter No.  048/07/AIC/SP/CT/  
C-SAJ of  6 June 2008 
transmitting the preliminary 
draft of the Cotton Sector 
Framework Law to the MAEP  Cotton Sector Framework Law  6 June 2008 - Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Ben in 
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Provide the cotton sector with 
a framework law  
 Decree No.  2008-561 Creation of the Cotton Development 
Company (SODECO)  7 October  2008 SODECO  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -9511;  
 (+229) 2130 -9441 Transfer of the industrial 
operations of the National 
Company for Agricultural  
Promotion  (SONAPRA)  
 New comprehensive approach 
for the development of Benin's 
cotton sector. Summary of 
Council of Ministers decisions 
No. 46/REL/SGG  General policy document o n the 
development of the cotton sector  24 December  2008 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Implementation of the Project 
to improve and boost the 
cotton sector in Benin since 
January  2009 
 Project to improve and boost 
the cott on sector in Benin 
(PARFCB) Summary of Council 
of Ministers decisions 
No. 46/REL/SGG  Seeks to improve governance and 
boost cotton production with a view to 
poverty reduction and coverage of 
ginning capacity  24 December  2008 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Improve governance within 
producer organizations and 
boost cotton production    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Framework Agreement between 
the State and the AIC  Clarification of the roles and 
responsibilities of the State and the 
private sector in the management of 
the cotton sector  7 January  2009 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Joint management of the 
sector in the context of a 
public -private partnership  
 Decree No.  2009-099 Amendment to Decree No.  2006-234 
defining the institutional framework 
for the representation of co tton 
producers within the Cotton Trade 
Association  3 April 2009 Conseil National des Producteurs de 
Coton  
02 BP 92  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2361 -4190;  
 (+229) 2310 -0482 
Email: cnpcben@yahoo.fr  Limitation of the mandate of 
council members to a 
non-renewable two -year term. 
Effective implementation since 
April 2009 
 Intermi nisterial Order 
No. 2009-497/ 
MAEP/MECPDEPP -CAG/MEF/  
MIMC/MDCTTTATP/MJLDH/  
D-CAB/SGM/DRH/SA  Creation, composition, responsibilities 
and functioning of the Joint Sector 
Monitoring Committee and the 
Interministerial Cotton Unit  19 December  2009 - Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Definition of a framewo rk for 
consultation between the 
State and private operators 
for cotton sector monitoring.  
Definition of a cotton sector 
State  action unit  
 Elaboration and adoption of a 
new grass -roots organizational 
framework for producers, 
following meetings of the sector 
actors  Reorganization of grass -roots farmer 
organizations through establishment 
of village cooperatives of cotton 
producers (CVPC) and signing of a 
partnership agreement between the 
CVPC and the Cotton Trade 
Association (AIC)  15, 16, 
17 February  2010 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Improved management of 
cotton inputs and boosting of 
production    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decree No.  2010-215 
of 4 June 2010 Amendment to Decree No.  2006-234 
of 18 May 2006 defining the 
institutional framework for the 
representation of cotton producers 
within the Cotton Trade Association  4 June 2010 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900 
Cotonou, Benin  
- AIC 
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Revision of the mandate and 
the institutional framework for 
the representation of 
producers within the Cotton 
Trade Association  
 Order No. 2010 -304/MAEP/  
D-CAB/SGM/DRH/DAGR/SA  Appointment of the members of the 
Permanent Secretariat of the 
National  Committee for 
the Approval  and Control 
of Phytopharmaceuticals (CNAC)  7 October  2010 - Ministère de l 'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
- AIC 
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Establishment of the CNAC  
 Interministerial Order 
No. 2010-359/MAEP/MISP/  
DCAB/SGM/DRH/SA  Creation, responsibilities, organization 
and functioning of the local committee 
for cotton sector monitoring  30 November  2010 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton  
061 BP 18  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -9716 
Email: aic@intnet.bj  Action against the predatory 
pricing of inputs.  
Action against the fraudulent 
export of seed cotton  
 Adoption of the Strategic Plan 
to Revive the Agricultural 
Sector  (PSRSA)  Reference paper to turn the 
agricultural sector into one of the 
essential forces behind Benin's new 
social and economic  development 
drive December  2011 Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  Promotion of agricultural 
activities:  
Quantitative objective for 
cotton production: 600,000 
tonnes  
 Ministerial Order No.  2012-458/ 
MAEP/DCAB/SGM/DRH/  
DRFM/SA  Creation, responsibilities,  organization 
and functioning of the standing 
committee responsible for reflecting 
on the development of the 2012/2013 
cotton season  5 June 2012 Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  New arrangements for the 
2012/2013 cotton season    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision taken by the Council of 
Ministers at its session of 
27 June 2012, in the presence 
of the Head of State and 
Government  Transitional Institutional Framework 
for the Management of the Cotton 
Sector, with two Committees:  
 
(i)  Intermini sterial Orientation 
Committee;  
(ii)  National Committee for 
Monitoring and Control of the 
Cotton Sector (CNSC).  3 July 2012 - Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et  
des Fi nances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère du Développement,  
de l'Analyse Économique et de  la 
Prospective  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229)  2130-0030 
 
- Ministère de l'Industrie , 
du Commerce et des Petites 
et Moyennes Entreprises  
04 BP 249  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+ 229) 2130-8208 Sound management of the 
cotton sector  
 Decision taken by the Council of 
Ministers at its session of 
25 October  2012, in the 
presence of the Head of State 
and Government  Restitution by the AIC of the Cotton 
Quality Control and Grading Service 
to SONAPRA  25 October  2012 - Ministère de l'Agriculture,  
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère du Développement , 
de l'Analyse Économique et de  la 
Prospective  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel: (+229)  2130-0030 Classification of lint b y the 
State  
 Brainstorming Workshop on 
Governance of the Cotton 
Sector in  Benin  Performance and dysfunctions of the 
cotton sector. Government's vision for 
the new sector architecture  18 December  2012 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  Introduction of zoning: 
Prerequisites and road map    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Performance contract for 
custom ginning of cotton  Definition of the purpose and 
conditions of cotton ginning for the 
2012/2013 season  December  2012 - Société Nationale pour la 
Promotion Agricole (SONAPRA)  
BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948 
 
- Société pour le Développement du 
Coton (SODECO)  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -9511 
Fax: (+229) 2130-9446 Ginning of cotton produced in 
2012/2013  
 Ministerial Order No.  2013-082/ 
MAEP/DC/SGM/PRMP/DRH/  
CCMP/SA  Creation, responsibilities, composition 
and functioning of the specialized 
commission in charge of procuring 
cotton inputs for MAEP for the 
2013/2014 season  31 January  2013 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  Input supplies for cotton 
producers  
 Decision taken by the Council of 
Ministers at its session of 
17 April 2013, in the presence 
of the Head of State and 
Government  Fixing the transfer price for cotton 
inputs and purchase of seed cotton  17 April 2013 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotono u, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Industrie, 
du Commerce et des Petites 
et Moyennes Entreprises  
04 BP 249  
Cotonou, Benin 
Tel: (+229)  2130-8208 Reduction in the input transfer 
price and increase in t he seed 
cotton purchase price    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Official launching of the 
2013/2014 cotton production 
season by the Head of State  Determination of agricultural input 
supply periods and cotton production 
projections/forecasts, by commune  19 May 2013 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  
BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948 Stimulating and motivating 
cotton growers, and 
declaration of commitment by 
the authorities and local 
officials to support producers  
 Decisions of the Council of 
Ministers at its special sessions 
of 20 and 21  January  2014 Authorization to export cotton seed 
produced during the 2013/2014 
season  21 January  2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Interministerial Committee  Seed cotton marketing  
 Decisions of the Council of 
Ministers at its special session 
of 28 January  2014 Review of tender documents for the 
supply of agricultural inputs for the 
2014/2015 season  28 January  2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministers on the Interministerial 
Committee  Provision of agricultural inputs 
for the 2013/2014 season  
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its session of 
14 February  2014, in the 
presence of the Head of State 
and Government  Implementation of urgent measures 
for the successful marketing, 
transport, storage and ginning of seed 
cotton during the 2013/2014 cotton 
season  14 February  2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministère de la Défense Nationale  
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  Security arrangements for a 
successful 2013/2014 cotton 
season    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its session of 
23 April 2014, in the presence 
of the Head of State and 
Government  Additional urgent measures for 
removing seed cotton from 
warehouses and storage premises and 
moving it closer to the ginning plants 
during the 2013/2014 season  23 April 2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de la Défense  Nationale  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  Cotton ginning during the 
2013/2014 season  
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its session of 
23 April 2014, in the presence 
of the Head of State and 
Government  Procurement of additional packaging 
for cotton fibre and seed for oil 
extraction during the 2013/2014 
season  23 April 2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  Packaging of downstream 
products (cotton fibre and 
seed for oil extraction) during 
the 2013/2014 season  
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its session of 
15 May 2014, in the presence of 
the Head of State and 
Government  Downward adjustment of the transfer 
price of cotton seed for oil extraction 
during the 2013/2014 season  15 May 2014 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  
BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948 Reduction in the transfer price 
of cotton seed for oil 
extraction during the 
2013/2014 season    
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its session of 
15 May 2014, in the presence of 
the Head of State and 
Government  Fixing the purchase price of organic 
seed cotton for the 2013/2014 season  15 May 2014 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  03 BP 
2900 
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
- Ministère  du Développement, 
de l'Analyse Économique et de la 
Prospective  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -0030 
- Ministère de l'Industrie, 
du Commerce et des Petites 
et Moyennes Entreprises  
04 BP 249  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -8208 Increase in the organic cot ton 
purchase price during the 
2013/2014 season  
 Decisions taken by the Council 
of Ministers at its special 
session of 26  July 2014 Creation of the Agricultural Inputs 
Purchasing Pool (CAIA)  26 July 2014 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948 Low-cost supplies for 
producers  
 Decree No.  2014-533 of 
25 August  2014 on the 
requisitioning of SODECO's 
plants  Requisitioning of the plants of the 
Cotton Development Company 
(SODECO)  25 August  2014 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948  
 Decree No.  2014-534 of 
25 August  2014 on appointment 
of the National Coordinator to 
manage the plants taken over 
from SODECO  Appointment of the National 
Coordinator of SODECO's plants  25 August  2014 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Adoption of a zoning plan under which 
cotton basins are divided into 
four cotton -producing areas, with the 
creation of cotton companies to 
promote regional development  2015 Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin   
 Creation of a new institutional 
management framework and the 
zoning of cotton basins  2015 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère du Développement, de 
l'Analyse Économique et de  la 
Prospective  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -0030  
Extract of Summary of Council 
of Ministers decisions No.  5 Assignment of a pilot zone 
(Alibori  zone) to SONAPRA, within the 
zoning framework  4 March  2015 Société Nationale pour la Promotion 
Agricole (SONAPRA)  BP 933  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2133 -0820 
Fax: (+229) 2133 -1948  
Creation of various structures 
and tools  Sector Regulatory Authority, created 
on a legal and regulatory basis, 
responsible for, inter alia , monitoring 
compliance with texts and their 
implementation  2015 - Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère du Développement , de 
l'Analyse Économique et de  la 
Prospective  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -0030  
Creation of various structures 
and tools  Sector management support fund  2015 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin   
 Interministerial Order 
No. 139/MAEP/MDAEP/DC/SGM/  
CJ/SA  Creation of a technical steering 
committee for the zoning of cotton 
basins into four cotton -producing 
areas  28 May 2015 Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  Establishment of 
four cotton -producing areas 
within the framework of 
"zoning" activities    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Extract of Summary of decisions 
taken by the Council of 
Ministers at its session of 
28 April 2016 Revival of the Framework Agreement 
between the State and the Cotton 
Trade Association (AIC)  28 April 2016  Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1087 
http:// www.agriculture.gouv.bj  Regulatory reform  
 Order No.  072-2016/MAEP/  
DC/SGM/CJM/SA  Creation of the State/AIC transitional 
joint technical committee responsible 
for managing the 2016/2017 cotton 
season  9 May 2016  Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1087 
http://www.agriculture.gouv.bj  Regulatory reform  
 Revised Finance Law for 2016  Elimination of the taxes relating to the 
registration of transfer deeds and debt 
instruments  July 2016  Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1020 
http://www.finances.bj  Promotion of private 
investment  
 Revised Finance Law for 2016  Establishment of an agricultural 
research contribution charged on 
exports of cotton seed and fibre and 
raw cashew nuts, at a rate of 
CFAF 10 per kilogram exported  July 2016  Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1020 
http://www.finances.bj  Capacity building for 
agricultural production and 
research  
 Extract of Summary of decisions 
taken by the Council of 
Ministers at its session of 
15 July 2016 Suspension of cotton subsidies 
(in particular for inputs) as from the 
2016/2017 season  15 July 2016  Ministère de l'Agriculture, 
de l'Élevage et de la Pêche  
03 BP 2900  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1087 
http://www.agriculture.gouv.bj  Good agricultural practices 
(GAP)  
 Law on the legal framework 
governing public/private 
partnerships  Law on public/private partnerships  October 2016  Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
Tel.: (+229) 2130 -1020 
http://w ww.finances.bj  Value added in downstream 
product expansion    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
Burkina  Faso Decision No.  98-001/UNPCB of 
15 April 1998 establishing the 
National Union of Cotton 
Producers of Burkina  Faso 
(UNPCB)  Ratification of the decision of the 
Founding General Assembly of the 
National Union of Cotton Producers of 
Burkina  Faso (UNPCB)  15 April 1998 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors  
 Order No.  98-00013/AGRI/SG/  
DPLCLR of 17  June 1998 Recognition of the National Union of 
Cotton Producers of Burkina  Faso 
(UNPCB) by the administrative 
authority  17 June 1998 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP  6453 
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors  
 Decree 
No. 98-267/PRES/PM/MEF of 
24 June 1998 authorizing the 
partial (30%) opening of the 
capital of SOFITEX to 
cotton -producer groups (GPC)  Authorization to transfer 30% of 
SOFITEX's capital to 
cotton -producer  groups  24 June 1998 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP  6453 
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  Introduction of producer 
shareholding  
 Joint trade agreement signed 
on 22 February  1999 by 
SOFITEX and the National Union 
of Cotton Producers of Burkina 
Faso (UNPCB)  Creation of a joint committee to 
manage the cotton sector and 
definition of the management 
procedures to be followed  22 February  1999 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Order No.  99-021/MCIA/MEF/  
MAGRI of 26  March  1999 
setting forth the procedures for 
the transfer of State -held 
shares in SOFITEX  to 
cotton -producer groups  Definition of procedures for the 
transfer of SOFITEX shares to cotton 
producers  26 March  1999 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Introduction of producer 
shareholding  
 Order 
No. 99-071/MCIA/MA/MEF of 
25 November  1999 approving 
the joint trade agreement  Recognition by the administrative 
authority of the joint trade agreement 
signed by SOFITEX and the Nat ional 
Union of Cotton Producers 
of Burkina  Faso (UNPCB)  25 November  1999 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors  
 Decree No.  2001-763/PRES/  
PM/MCPEA/MEF/AGRI of 
31 December  2001 amending 
Decree  No. 79-248/PRES/DR  of 
20 June 1979 Abolition of the monopoly held 
by SOFITEX on the collection 
and ginning of see d cotton and 
determination of the company's area 
of activities  31 December  2001 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP  6453 
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  De-monopolization and 
liberalization of the sector  
 Decree No.  2001-764/PRES/  
PM/MCPEA/MEF/AGRI of 
31 December  2001 authorizing 
operators to set up in the new 
cotton -growing regions  Definition  of two new cotton -growing 
areas, and authorization and 
establishment of procedures for 
private operators to set up in 
these  areas  31 December  2001 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP  6453 
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  De-monopolization and 
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Adoption of transgenic 
technology through the 
introduction of the Monsanto 
Bollgard  (BG) II gene known as 
"MON 15 995" into local cotton 
varieties of Burkina  Faso Experimentation in containment 
from 2003 to 2007 to study the 
performance of the Monsanto BG  II 
gene "MON  15 995" in local cotton 
varieties; experimentation in rural 
areas in 2 008 to study the 
performance of the Monsanto BG  II 
gene "MON  15 995" in local cotton 
varieties; production in Burkina  Faso 
of seeds of local cotton varieties 
containing the Monsanto BG  II gene 
"MON  15 995"; gradual extension of 
local cotton varieties conta ining 
the Monsanto BG  II gene 
"MON  15 995" 2003 - Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  
 
- Institut National des Recherches 
Agricoles  
04 BP 464 5 
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -6343 
Email: konategnissa@yahoo.fr  Enhancement of producer and 
cotton company revenues  
 Protocol of agreement of 
4 September  2004 setting out 
the terms and conditions 
applicable to operators in 
Burkina  Faso's cotton sector  Definition of the structure of 
Burkina  Faso's cotton sector and 
establishment of the conditions 
applicable to, and procedures to be 
followed by, sector operators  4 September  2004 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi  
de la Filière Cot on Libéralisée  
01 BP  6453 
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  Procedures for the 
liberalization of the cotton 
sector  
 Decision 
No. 2006-001/APROCOB of 
25 January  2006 establishing 
the Professional Association of 
Cotton Companies 
of Burkina  Faso (APROCOB)  Ratification of the decision of the 
Founding General Assembly of the 
Professional Association of Cotton 
Companies of Burkina  Faso 
(APROCOB)  25 January  2006 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Organization and 
professionalization of the 
trade grouping of cotton 
companies    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision No.  2006-002/AICB of 
10 February  2006 establishing 
the Cotton Trade Association of 
Burkina  Faso (AICB)  Ratification of the decision of the 
Founding General Assembly of the 
Cotton Trade Association of 
Burkina  Faso (AICB)  10 February  2006 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AIC B) 
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Establishment of the Cotton 
Trade Association  
 Law No.  2006-005 of 
17 March  2006 on 
biotechnology safety in 
Burkina  Faso Definition of the conditions for the use 
in Burkina  Faso of genetically modified 
organisms (GMOs) and GMO -derived 
products  17 March  2006 Agence Nationale de Biosécurité 
(ANB)  
Ouagadougou  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5037 -8849 Establishment of the 
legislative and regulatory 
framework governing 
biotechnological manipulation  
 Decision No.  2006-003/AICB 
of 7 April 2006 adopting the 
seed cotton purchase 
price-smoothing mechanism  Adoption of a mechanism for 
establishing the purchase price of 
seed cotton paid to producers, 
indexed to price trends on the 
international market and secured by a 
producer price -smoothing fund  7 April 2006 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Rationalization of t he 
determination of the purchase 
price paid to producers for 
seed cotton  
 Decision No.  2008-001/AFdL of 
4 April 2008 establishing the 
Price-Smoothing Fund 
Association  (AFdL)  Ratification of the decision of the 
Founding General Assembly of the 
Price-Smoothing Fund 
Association  (AFdL)  4 April 2008 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Rationalization of the 
management of the purchase 
price pa id to producers for 
seed cotton    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision No.  2008-003/AFdL  of 
20 September  2008 on the 
appointment of the Bank of 
Africa (BOA) as the agent bank 
for the price -smoothing fund for 
Burkina  Faso's cotton sector  Ratification of the decision on the 
appointment of the Bank of 
Africa  (BOA)  20 September  2008 Association I nterprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transparency in the 
management of the 
price-smoothing mechanism  
 Price-smoothing fund 
management contract signed by 
the Price -Smoothing Fund 
Association  (AFdL) and the 
Bank of Africa  (BOA)  Signature in November  2008 by the 
AFdL and the BOA of a contract 
establishing the details of BOA 
involvement and its relations with 
the AFdL November  2008 Association Interp rofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transparency in the 
management of the 
price-smoothing mechanism  
 Decision No.  2012-003/AICB of 
16 October  2012 establishing 
the Cotton Inputs  Fund 
Association  of Burkina  (AFICB)  Ratification of the decision of the 
Founding General Assembly of the 
Cotton Inputs Fund Association of 
Burkina (AFICB)  16 October  2012 Association Interprofessio nnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Improved conditions for inputs 
for producers  
 Decision No.  2012-004/AICB of 
27 December  2012 on the 
appointment of the agent bank 
for the management of 
resources and mechanisms of 
the Cotton Inputs Fund of 
Burkina  Ratification of the decision on the 
appointment of the agent bank  27 December  2012 Association Interprofessionnelle  
du Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 0 4 
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transparency in the purchase 
of inputs for producers    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Framework Memorandum of 
Understanding on the supply of 
cotton inputs, using the 
resources of the Cotton Inputs 
Fund Signing on 30  July 2013 by the AICB, 
APROCOB, UNPCB, the cotton 
companies, the agent bank and the 
commercial banks of the practical 
procedures for using the resources of 
the Inputs Fund for the purchase 
of fertilizer  30 July 2013 Association Interprofessio nnelle du 
Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Improved conditions for inputs 
for producers  
 Bilateral protocols relating to 
the supply of cotton inputs 
using the resources of the 
Cotton Inputs Fund  Signing in August  2013 by each of the 
cotton companies (SOFITEX, 
SOCOMA, and FASO COTON) and its 
commercial banks of the practical 
procedures for using the resources of 
the Inputs Fund for the purchase 
of fertilizer  August 2013 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 5034 -1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf   Improved conditions for inputs 
for producers  
 Renewal of the exclusive 
concession of zones for the 
cotton companies present for a 
period of 10 years, as well as 
the protocol of agreement 
setting out the conditions 
applicable to operators in 
Burkina  Faso's cotton sector  Definition of the structure of 
Burkina  Faso's cotton sector and 
establishment of the conditions 
applicable to, and procedures to be 
followed by, sector operators  12 March  2014 Secrétariat Permanent du Suivi de la 
Filière Coton Libéralisée  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 5040 -7755 
Email: yamwilfred@yahoo.fr  Procedures for the 
liberalization of the cotton 
sector  
 Decision No.  001/2016/AICB of 
20 April 2016 setting floor 
purchase prices for seed cotton 
for the 2016/2017 season  Setting of floor purchase prices for 
first-grade and second -grade cotton 
for the 2016/2017 cotton season  20 April 2016 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Seed cotton purchasing 
arrangements in Burkina 
Faso's cotton -growing basin    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision No.  002/2016/AICB of 
20 April 2016 setting cotton 
input transfer prices for 
producers for the 2016/2017 
season  Setting of transfer prices for NPKSB 
fertilizer, urea and pesticides for the 
2016/2017 cotton season  20 April 2016 Association Interprofessionnelle du 
Coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina  Faso 
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@s ofitex.bf  Arrangements for transferring 
cotton inputs to producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton -growing 
basin  
 Appointment of Coris  Bank 
International (CBI) as the agent 
bank for the management of 
resources and mechanisms of 
the Cotton Inputs Fund of 
Burkina  Ratification of the decision on the 
appointment of the agent bank and 
signing  of the three -year agency 
contract between the AFICB and 
the CBI 20 December 2016  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 8091  
Ouagadougou 04  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 5034-1533 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Transparency in the purchase 
of inputs for producers  
 Ensuring that  cotton producer 
organizations in Burkina Faso  
are in  full compliance with the 
OHADA Uniform Act on 
Cooperatives, in force in the 
WAEMU region since 2010  Review of the statutes and regulations 
of cotton producer organizations  in 
Burkina Faso to ensure compliance 
with the provisions of the OHADA 
Uniform Act on Cooperatives  28 February 2017  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Arrangements for the 
operation and management of 
cotton producer organizations  
in Burkina  Faso 
 Full restructuring  of cotton 
producer organizations in 
Burkina  Faso, in accordance 
with the OHADA Uniform Act on 
Cooperatives, in force in the 
WAEMU zone since 2010  Elections for  the restructuring of 
cotton producer organizations  in 
Burkina Faso, in accordance w ith the 
OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperatives  28 February 2017  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Arrangements for the 
operation and management of 
cotton producer organizations 
in Burkina  Faso   
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision No. 001/2017/AICB of 
27 April 2017 setting floor 
purchase prices for seed cotton 
for the 2017/2018 season  Setting of floor purchase prices for 
first-grade and second -grade cotton 
for the 2017/2018 cotton season  
 27 April 2017  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Seed cotton purchasing 
arrangements in Burkina 
Faso's cotton -growing basin  
 Decision No. 002/2017/AICB of 
27 April 2017 setting cotton 
input transfer prices for 
producers for the 2017/2018 
season  Setting of transfer prices for 
NPKSB  fertilizer, urea and pesticides 
for the 2017/2018 cotton season  27 April 2017  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 2541 -1245 
Email: yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Arrangements for transferring 
cotton inputs to producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton -growing 
basin  
 Suspension of GMO cotton 
production by the cotton sector  
during the  2017/2018  season  Competitiveness of Burkina Faso 
cotton on the international market  2017/2018  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email : yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Seed cotton production 
methods in Burkina Faso  
 Decision  No. 001/2018/AICB of 
27 April 2018 setting floor 
purchase prices for seed cotton 
for the 2018/2019  season  Setting of floor purchase prices for 
first-grade and second -grade cotton 
for the 2018/2019 cotton season  27 Ap ril 2018  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email : yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Seed cotton purchasing 
arrangements in Burkina 
Faso's cotton -growing basin  
 Decision  No. 002/2018/AICB of 
27 April 2018 setting cotton 
input transfer prices for 
producers for the 2018/2019 
season  Setting of transfer prices for NPKSB 
fertilizer, urea and pesticides for the 
2018/2019 cotton season  27 Ap ril 2018  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email : yamgeorges@sofitex.bf  Arrangements for transferring 
cotton inputs to producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton -growing 
basin    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Framework partnership 
agreement for the development 
of low -yield cotton crop 
microinsurance in Burkina  Faso Signed on  17 May 2018 by SOFITEX, 
the UNPCB, insurance companies , 
commercial banks  and PlaNet 
Guarantee Burkina Faso, in respect of 
the practical arrangements  for the 
implementation of index -based crop 
insurance based on yields in the 
7 cotton -producing regions of the 
SOFITEX production zone  
 17 May 2018  Société burkinabè des Fibres textile 
(SOFITEX)  
2274 Avenue William PONTY, 01 BP 
147 Bobo  - Dioulasso 01 Burkina 
Faso 
Tel.: 20 97 00 24/25/26  
Fax: 20 97 00 23/20 98 18 96  
Email : dg@sofitex.bf  
Website : http://www.sofitex.bf  Protect cotton production from 
the adverse effects  of climate 
change , and secure produc ers' 
income  
 Organi zation of the first edition 
of the International Cotton and 
Textile Fair  (SICOT), from 27 to 
29 September 2018 in 
Koudougou/Burkina Faso  Creation of an international platform 
for exchanges, reflections  and 
promotion and valorization activities, 
which brings together professionals 
from the entire value chain with 
regard to concerns and opportunities 
in the development of the cotton and 
textile industry  27-29 
September  2018 Commissariat Général du SICOT  
01 BP 6453 Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tél.: (+226) 25 40 77 55  
Email: info@sicot -bf.com   
Websit e: http://www.sicot -bf.com  Promote the African cotton 
sector and to help Burkina 
Faso become a hub where key  
issues  for stakeholders from 
the entire cotton and textile 
value chain  will be  discussed 
regularly  
 Creation of a high -level 
committee to monitor the 
revival of cotton production in 
Burkina  Faso Monitoring of the implementation of 
measures to revive cotton production 
in Burkina Faso  
 26 February 2019  Ministère du Commerce, de 
l’Industrie et de l’Artisanat  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 40 77 55  
http://www.commerce.gov.bf  Regain leadership of cotton 
production in Africa. Secure 
and increase producers' 
income. A roadmap has been 
introduced for this purpose.  
   
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 National workshop on the 
sustainable revival of cotton 
production in Burkina Faso  Encourage reflection with a view to 
the proposal of a strategic plan that 
includes short -, medium - and 
long-term actions and measures for 
the sustainable revival of cotton 
production in Burkina Faso  11-13 March 2019  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email: ye.l@socoma.net  Secure and increase 
producers' income  
 Decision No. 001/2019/AICB of 
12 April 2019 setting floor 
purchase prices for seed cotton 
for the 2019/2020 season  Setting of floor purchase prices for 
first-grade and second -grade cotton 
for the 2019/2020 cotton season  12 April 2019  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email: ye.l@socoma.net  
 Seed cotton purchasing 
arrangements in Burkina 
Faso's cotton -growing basin  
 Decision No. 002/2019/AICB of 
12 April 2019 setting cotton 
input transfer prices for 
producers for the 2019/2020 
season  Setting of transfer prices for NPKSB 
fertilizer, urea and pesticides for the 
2019/2020 cotton season  12 April 2019  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou  
01 Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45 
Email: ye.l@socoma.net  
 Arrangements for transferring 
cotton inputs to producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton -growing 
basin    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Joint Order No. 2019 -
0383/MCIA/MINEFID of 22 
October 2019 recognizing the  
Inter-Professional Cotton 
Association of Burkina Faso 
(AICB)  Application of Law No. 050 -2012/AN 
of 30 October 2012 regulating 
interprofessional organizations of the 
agricultural, fo restry, pastoral, 
fisheries and wildlife subsectors and of 
Implementing Decree No. 2017 -
721/PRES/PM/MAAH/MINEFID/ 
MATD/MRAH/MEEVCC/MCIA of 2 
August 2017 establishing the 
conditions for the recognition and 
withdrawal of the recognition of 
interprofessional organizations of the 
agricultural, forestry, pastoral, 
fisheries and wildlife subsectors in 
Burkina Faso  22 October 2019  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou  
01 Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email: ye.l@socoma.net  
 Official recognition of the 
compliance by the Inter -
Professional Cotton 
Association of Burkina Faso 
(AICB) with Law No. 050 -
2012/AN of 30 October 2012  
 Inauguration, on 30 January 
2020, of an industrial organic 
cotton ginning unit in 
Koudougou/Burkina Faso  Ginnery used primarily for the ginning 
of domestically produced organic 
cotton  30 January 2020  Société d’egrenage  de coton 
biologique (SECOBIO)  
BP 508 Koudougou  
Tel.: (+226) 25 44 08 27  
Email: bzougouri@yahoo.fr  Consolidate and ensure the 
sustainability of the organic 
cotton value chain;  
Increase and secure the 
income of small -scale organic 
cotton producers, the majority 
of whom are women;  
Ensure the conservation of soil 
and the preservation of 
natural resources in rural 
areas  
 Organization of the second 
edition of the International 
Cotton and Textile Fair  (SICOT), 
on 30 and 31 January 2020 in 
Koudougou/Burkina Faso  Creation of an international platform 
for exchanges, reflections and 
promotion and valorization activities, 
which brings together professionals 
from the entire value chain with 
regard to concerns  and opportunities 
in the development of the cotton and 
textile industry  30-31 January 
2020 Commissariat Général du SICOT  
01 BP 6453 Ouagadougou 01  
Burkina Faso  
Tél.: (+226) 25 40 77 55  
Email: info@sicot -bf.com  
Website:  http://www.sicot -bf.com  Promote the African cotton 
sector and to help Burkina 
Faso become a hub where key 
issues for stakeholders from 
the entire cotton and textile 
value chain will be discussed 
regularly    
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decision No. 001/2020/AICB of 
29 May 2020,  setting floor 
purchase prices for seed cotton 
for the 2020/2021 season  Setting of floor purchase prices for 
seed cotton for first grade and second 
grade cotton for the 2020/2021 
season  29 May 2020  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou  
01 Burkina Faso  
Tel.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email: ye.l@socoma.net  Seed cotton purchasing 
arrangements in Burkina 
Faso's cotton growing basin  
 Decision No. 002/2020/AICB of 
29 May 2020, setting cotton 
input transfer prices for 
producers for the 2020/2021 
season  Setting of transfer prices for NPKSB 
fertilizer, urea and pesticides for the 
2020/2021 season  29 May 2020  Association interprofessionnelle du 
coton du Burkina (AICB)  
01 BP 6453  
Ouagadougou  
01 Burkina Faso  
Tél.: (+226) 25 41 12 45  
Email : ye.l@socoma.net  Arrangements for transferring 
cotton inputs to producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton growing 
basin  
 Decision No. 
073/2020/UNPCB/CA/ 
PDT/BB/cs  of  16 June 2020, 
fixing selling prices of organic 
inputs and purchase prices of 
organic -fairtrade seed cotton for 
producers for the 2020/2021 
season  Setting of transfer prices of organic 
inputs and purchase prices of organic -
fairtrade seed cotton for produce rs for 
the 2020/2021 season  16 June 2020  Union nationale des producteurs de 
coton du Burkina Faso (UNPCB)  
02 BP 1677 Bobo -Dioulasso 02  
Tel.: (+226) 20 97 33 10  
Email : unpcb@fasonet.bf   
Website : www.unpcb.org  
 
Société d’egrenage de coton 
biologique (SECOBIO)  
BP 508 Koudougou  
Tel.: (+226) 25 44 08 27  
Email: bzougouri@yahoo.fr  Arrangements for transferring 
organic cotton seed inputs and 
purchasing organic -fairtrade 
seed cotton from producers in 
Burkina Faso's cotton growing 
basin  
Cameroon  Law No. 90/053 of 
19 December  1990 
 Freedom of Association Law. Any 
natural or legal person may establish 
an association, join an association or 
choose not to join an association  
 19 December 1990  
 Recueil des tests juridiques du 
Ministère de l'Administration du 
Territoire et de Décentration 
(MINATD) Yaoundé  
Tel.: (+237) 222 23 45 46/  
222 22 33 99.  
Email: minatdcm@minatd.cm   Liberalization of public life 
making it possible to benefit 
from  official development 
assistance  
 
 Law No. 92/006 of 
14 August  1992 on cooperatives 
and joint initiative groups (GIC)  This Law concerns the regime for 
freely established cooperatives and 
joint initiative groups and autonomous 
and private organizations, belonging 
to and administered, financ ed and 
controlled by their members  14 August 1992  Ministère de l'Agriculture et du 
Développement Rural  
Tel.: (+237) 222 23 11 90. Direction 
des Organisations  
Professionnelles Agricoles (DOPA)  
Yaoundé  Development of private 
initiatives    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Participation of SMIC ( Société 
Mobilière d'Investissement du 
Cameroun ) in the share capital 
of SODECOTON  
 SMIC began participating in the share 
capital of SODECOTON (11%) 
following the wave of State enterprise 
privatization requested by donors 
(IMF/WB) on account of the world 
economic crisis  
 13 September 1994  
 DG SODECOTON  
BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
 Planned privatization of 
SODECOTON  
 
 Agreement between DPGT and 
SODECOTON 1994 -1998-2002 
 The AFD -funded DPGT project is based 
within SODECOTON, which runs the 
project. The Agreement covers the 
implementation of terms of reference 
centred on measures for the 
sustainable management of 
agricultural land.  
 1994 
 DG SODECOTON  
BP 302 GAROUA  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
 Ensure the protection and 
sustainable management of 
soil fertility using government 
funds  
 
 Ratification of OHADA statutes  
 This ratification enables the 
Government of Cameroon to 
guarantee legal and judicial security 
for investors and companies. It also 
helps to restore investor trust and 
facilitate trade between countries.  
 20 October 1995  
 Ministère de la justice (MINJUSTICE)  
BP 1000 Yaoundé  
Tel.: (+237) 222 23 26 23 
Secrétariat Général: 
contact@minjustice.gov.cm  Adhere to international 
requirements in order to 
attract investors  
 
 Creation of FICOCAM 
(Financière Cotonnière du 
Cameroun )  
 Savings company established by 
SODECOTON staff with a view to being 
a shareholder in the event of 
privatization.  
 1995 
 DG SODECOTON  
BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Holding of shares in the 
capital of SODECOTON in the 
event of privatization  
 
 Performance contract between 
SODECOTON and the 
Government of Cameroon  
 Following the economic crisis, the 
performance contract made 
SODECOTON responsible for managing 
the enterprise, with the State taking 
on a merely supervisory role.  
 
 
 1998 DG SODECOTON  
BP 302 GAROUA  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Recovery of SODECOTON 
following the crisis  
   
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
Poverty alleviation strategy 
declaration (DSLP) adopted in 
1998 
 Continued action by the Government 
of Cameroon to alleviate poverty, with 
a view to significantly and sustainably 
reducing the share of the population 
living below the poverty line.  
 1998 Ministère de l'économie du plant et 
de l'aménagement du territoire 
(MINEPAT)  
Tel.: (237) 222 23 36 37 Email: 
info@mail.minepat.gov.cm  Ensure that Cameroon is 
eligible for HIPC Initiative 
assistance  
 
Law No. 99/016 of 
22 December  1999 on the 
general regulations for public 
establishments and public and 
semi-public sector enterprises  
 This law establishes the arrangements 
concerning the creation, management, 
budget and accounts of public 
establishments and public and 
semi-public sector enterprises.  
 1999 
 Ministère des mines de l'industrie et 
du développ ement technologique 
(MINMIDT).  
Email: infos@minmidt.cm  Enterprise governance  
 
 Creation of the OPCC -GIE 
(Organisation des Producteurs 
de Coton de Cameroun ) 
 Desire of the Government to 
encourage the emergence of new, 
actors, such as producer 
organizations, following a change in 
policy related to the implementation of 
structural adjustment plans.  
 2001 
 DG SODECOTON  
BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
CNPCC  
Email: 
cnpc.cameroun@sodecoton.cm  Reduction in State 
(SODECOTON) intervention  
 
 Rural Sector Development 
Strategy Paper (RSDSP)  Document outlining the key aspects of 
the rural development policy.  February 2002  
 Ministère de l'Agriculture et du 
Développement Rural  
Tel.: (+237) 222 23 11 90. Direction 
Générale du Développement Rural et 
de la Maîtrise de l’eau dans le 
domaine agricole (DGDRME)  Implementation of the poverty 
reduction strategy. 
Prospective anticipation and 
benefiting from new 
opportunities that arise in the 
context of recent 
developments.    
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Service Convention  
No. 1 /PH1/ESA_  
SODECOTON_IRAD  Research -development programme on 
agriculture and livestock integration – 
Feed management, identification of 
local multiple -use plant species suited 
to North Cameroon, promotion of 
small-scale farmer plantations, 
promotion of multiple -use tree 
products and plant seeds, assessment 
of the impact of erosion -protection 
measures on erosion and fertility, the 
use and effect of organic fertilizer, and 
the use, updatin g and organization of 
data on soil, so as to characterize soil 
evolution in relation to crops in 
sub-Saharan Africa.  28 July 2003  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
IRAD Yaoundé  
Email: irad@iradcameroon.org  Identify new innovative 
techniques to preserve and 
improve soil fertility 
 Poverty Reduction Strategy 
Paper (PRSP) 2003 -2007 Significantly reduce poverty through 
strong and sustainable economic 
growth, more efficient spending, 
targeted poverty reduction strategies 
and reinforced governance.  2003 Ministère de l'économie du plant et 
de l'aménagement du territoire. 
info@mail.minepat.gov.cm  Continuation and deepening of 
reforms envisaged in the PRSP  
 ESA/SODECOTON Convention  The AFD -funded ESA project is based 
within SODECOTON, which runs the 
project. The Convention covers the 
implementation of terms of reference 
centred on measures for the 
sustainable management of 
agricultural land, following on from 
activities carried out with the DPGT.  2003 DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email:  
sodecoton@sodecoton,cm  
 Special emphasis is placed on 
restoring soil fertility  
 Seed cotton purchase price 
support fund 2005 -2009 Fund financed on the basis of  positive 
results achieved by SODECOTON. 
Price additions to producers are 
converted into a support fund.  2005 DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA. 
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
CNPCC Email: 
cnpc.cameroun@sodecoton.cm  Mitigate risks arising from 
fluctuations in international 
cotton prices  
 Decree No. 2006/0762/PM of 
9 June 2006 on cooperatives 
and common initiative groups  This decree amends and supplements 
certain provisions of Decree 
No. 92/455/PM of 23 November 1992 
establishing the implementing 
regulations for Law No. 92/006 of 
14 August 1992 on cooperatives and 
common initiative groups.  June 2006  Ministère de l'Agriculture et du 
Développement Rural/Direction des 
Organisations Professionnelles 
Agricoles  
(DOPA) Yaoundé  Adapt to changing 
circumstances    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Production, crushing and 
marketing of soya beans by 
SODECOTON  Soya bean production and the 
crushing of this product to obtain oil 
and cake are a consequence of the 
dramatic decline in seed cotton 
production since 2005 and the desire 
of SODECOTON to diversify producers'  
income following the drop in world 
cotton prices.  2008 DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Offset the seed cotton shortfall 
in oil factories  
 Growth and employment 
strategy paper (GESP)  Document outlining Cameroon's plans 
for becoming an emerging economy 
by 2035.  November 2009  Ministère de l'économie du plant et 
de l'aménagement du territoire. 
info@mail.minepat.gov.cm  Ensure the proper 
redistribution of the fruits of 
growth  
 Creation of the Confederation of 
Cotton Producers (CNPCC)  The Confederation brings together all 
cotton producer federations, unions 
and common interest groups.  January 2010  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA. 
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  
CNPCC Email: 
cnpc.cameroun@sodecoton.cm  Harmonization with legislation 
governing farmer 
organizations  
 SODECOTON Strategic Plan 
2010-2015 A strategic five -year plan was devised 
to maintain Cameroon's cotton sector 
following the international financial 
crisis, which had left its mark on the 
industry. The plan comprised four 
areas of activity aimed at restoring 
production: (i) restore yields of seed 
cotton in the field and of fibre at the 
ginning stage; (ii) reduce 
SODECOTON intervention costs; 
(iii) secure cotton producers' income 
against fluctuations in prices of cotton 
fibre and mineral fertilizers; and 
(iv) diversify and develop the oilseed 
subsector with a view to reducing 
SODECOTON's share of fixed costs.  2010 DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA. 
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Ensure SODECOTON's 
recovery following the 2005 -
2009 cotton crisis  
 New purchase price -setting 
mechanism for seed cotton  Determination of the seed cotton 
purchase price for producers using a 
model based on the costs (fixed and 
variable) of the enterprise and world 
market fibre price trends.  May 2011  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA. 
Email : sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Transparency in the setting of 
the seed cotton price paid to 
producers    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Price risk management fund 
(FGRP)  The fund derives from the model 
established for setting the seed cotton 
floor purchase price. It is replenished 
on an annual basis and capped at 
CFAF12 billion.  May 2011  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA. 
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Manage and reduce risks while 
guaranteeing a minimum seed 
cotton purchase price for 
producers  
 Strategy for the sustainable 
development of the cotton 
sector  A plan was developed to meet the 
objective of producing 600,000 tonnes 
of seed cotton by 2025. It focuses on 
five areas of action: (i) a sustainable 
increase in the production of seed 
cotton and the income of pr oducers; 
(ii) the enhancement of national 
industrial processing capacities; 
(iii) the improvement of the 
competitiveness of areas related to 
design, clothing manufacturing and 
handicrafts; (iv) the promotion of and 
provision of support for the marketing 
of all products and by -products of the 
sector at the national, subregional and 
international level; (v) ensure  active 
collaboration among stakeholders in 
the sector, donors, technical partners 
and public authorities.  April 2013  Ministère de l'Agriculture et du 
Développement Rural  
Tel.:(+237)   222 23 11 90. Cellule 
des préparations des projet, 
Yaoundé  A strategy for a competitive 
and integrated sector that 
delivers cotton and cotton by -
products of recognized quality, 
which are sold on the regional 
and international market and 
which make a sustainable 
contribution to combatting 
poverty through a fair 
redistribution of income.  
 Creation of the National 
Agricultural Investment Plan 
2014-2020 (PNIA)  National planning framework for 
national and external funds for the 
development of the rural sector.  2014 Ministère de l'économie du plant et 
de l'aménagement du territoire 
(MINEPAT). Yaoundé Tel.: (+237) 
222 23 36 37.  
info@mail.minepat.gov .cm Increase the competitiveness 
of products from the 
Cameroonian rural sector, 
enhance the performance of 
production elements, optimize 
the sustainable use of natural 
resources, create favourable 
conditions for the 
development of the sector by 
improving g overnance.  
 ASGIRAP/SODECOTON 
Convention  Agreement with the ASGIRAP project, 
which is financed by the C2D, and 
which concerns agro -ecology activities 
launched through DPGT and ESA 
projects.  18 March 2015  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Maintain the sustainable 
management of agricultural 
land.   
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Law No.  2017/11 establishing 
general regulations for public 
enterprises  A public enterprise is defined as an 
economic unit with legal and financial 
authority, which engages in an 
industrial and commercial activity, and 
the share capital of which is mainly 
held by the State, one or more public 
enterprises, or one or more 
decentralized local authorities.  12 July 2017  Ministère des mines de l'industrie et 
du développment technologique 
(MINMIDT).  
Email: infos@minmidt.cm  Submission of public 
enterprises to OHADA law.  
 SODECOTON Recovery Plan  This document comprises two parts. 
The first part contains a diagnostic 
study of the industrial, financial, 
staffing, agricultural, commercial and 
IT-related functions of SODECOTON. 
The second part presents the 
proposals of the Recovery Plan for 
each of th ese functions. Lastly, the 
document outlines the actions to be 
carried out.  July 2017  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Resilience of SODECOTON to 
external shocks.  
 New SODECOTON 
organizational chart  The organizational chart comprises 
10 departments, including a new 
forecasting department. 
Two departments have merged to 
form the industrial department.  22 June 2018  DG SODECOTON BP 302 GAROUA.  
Email: sodecoton@sodecoton.cm  Achievement of the objectives 
of the Recovery Plan.  
Chad Orders No. 009/MDICA/DG/97 
and No.  011/MDICA/DG/98  Determination of the mechanism for 
establishing the purchase price paid to 
producers per kg of seed cotton  12 June 1998   
 Decree No.  541/PR/MPEDC/99  Adoption of the strategy document on 
cotton sector reform in Chad  31 December  1999 maismail@intnet.td  Definition of the cotton sector 
reform strategy  
 Order No.  001/MPEDC/2000  Creation of a task force responsible for 
implementing cotton sector reforms  17 January  2000 ctrc@intnet.td  Delivery and coordination of 
capacity -building activities for 
cotton -farmer associations  
 Decree No.  720/PR/PM/SGG/  
CAB/05  Appointment of the technical team 
responsible for implementing the road 
map for cotton sector reform  20 September  2005 maismail@intnet.td  Implementation of the road 
map for cotton sector reform, 
as adopted by the 
Government (institutional 
reform)c   
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Government approval of the 
CotonTchad Restructuring Plan  Restructuring Plan providing for the 
creation of CotonTchad SN, to w hich 
all of CotonTchad's operating assets 
and liabilities would be transferred, 
and the dissolution of CotonTchad, 
with the State acquiring its remaining 
assets and assuming its remaining 
liabilities  September  2011   
 Agreement between 
CotonTchad and CotonTchad SN 
on the transfer of cotton -related 
activities  Transfer of CotonTchad's business and 
all of its cotton -related assets and 
activities to CotonTchad SN  25 January  2012   
 Decree 
No. 1113/PR/PM/MCI/2012  Appointment of the directors of 
CotonTchad SN  24 July 2012   
 Decree 
No. 1132/PR/PM/MCI/2012  State takes over the residual assets 
and liabilities of CotonTchad  24 July 2012   
 Decree 
No. 1137/PR/PM/MCI/2012  State assumes responsibility for 
financing the strategic liabilities of 
CotonTchad which have been 
transferred to CotonTchad SN  24 July 2012   
 Decision of the Joint Committee 
meeting on 21  October  2013 at 
the request of the Head of State  Setting of input transfer prices and 
prices per kg of first -grade seed 
cotton (CFAF 240), second -grade seed 
cotton (CFAF 156) and third -grade 
seed cotton (CFAF 102) for the 
2013/2014 season  21 October  2013 Comité paritaire  
CotonTchad SN  
Moundon  
Tchad  
courrier@intnet. td 
ouacheloufine@yahoo.fr   
 Cooperation agreement 
between the ONDR and 
CotonTchad SN  Definition of the CotonTchad 
SN-ONDR cooperation framework  3 May 2015 Mr Fauba Padacke  
Directeur de la Production 
cotonnière  
CotonTchad SN  
faubapi@yahoo.fr  Enhancement of the 
cotton -growing framework in 
rural areas  
 Memorandum of Understanding 
between the ONDR and 
CotonTchad SN  Financing of ONDR activities by 
CotonTchad SN  13 May 2015   
 Agreement between ITRAD and 
CotonTchad SN  Formalization of arrangements for 
providing services and conducting 
surveys for CotonTchad SN    Enhancement of agricultural 
input, seed cotton ginning and 
fibre quality surveys    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Plan to revitalize cotton 
production with a business plan 
for the 2014 -2018 period  Plan to increase seed cotton 
production to 300,000 tonnes by the 
2017/2018 season   Mr Fauba Padacke  
Directeur de la Production 
cotonnière  
CotonTchad SN  
faubapi@yahoo.fr  Sustainable revitalization of 
production  
 Credit agreement between the 
Republic of Chad and the 
BDEAC  Redistribution by the Chadian State of 
an investment loan from the Bank of 
Central African States  24 November  2015 Mr Fauba Padacke  
Directeur de la Production 
cotonnière  
CotonTchad SN  
faubapi@yahoo.fr  Financing of 2 new ginning 
mills, the upgrading of old 
mills already in operation, and 
the renewal of the motor 
vehicle stock through the 
purchase of light vehicles and 
vehicles for transporting seed 
cotton 
 Law No.  0047/PR/2015  Law authorizing the President of the 
Republic to ratify the credit agreement  31 December  2015   
 Decision taken at the meeting 
between stakeholders, the 
Prime Minister and other 
Government members  Downward adjustment of the seed 
cotton price from CFAF 240/kg for the 
2013/2014 season to CFAF 220/kg for 
the 2016/2017 season  15 April 2017  Cotontchad SN/UNPCT  To bring the cotton price for 
producers into line with lint 
prices on the international 
market  
 Order No. 
1862/PR/PM/MDICPSP/2017  Creation of a tripartite committee 
responsible for determining a 
mechanism for setting the purchase 
price for seed cotton and the transfer 
price for cotton inputs  19 April 2017  SGA du Ministère du Commerce, 
Président du Comité Tripartite  To provide the sector with a 
body responsible for 
determining a mechanism for 
setting seed cotton prices, and 
for setting purchase prices for 
seed cotton by applying this 
mechanism; for inquiring 
about input purchase prices 
and setting transfer prices; for 
proposing measures to 
support sector stakeholders in 
association forming; and for 
taking any other meaningful 
decisions concerning the 
sector    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
Côte d'Ivoire  Ordinance No. 2011 -473 Relating to the Agricultural Industry 
Associations (OIA)  21 December 2011  Ministère de l'Agriculture et 
du Développement Rural (MINADER)  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
Conseil du Coton et de  l'Anacarde 
(CCA)  
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27   
 Interministerial  Order 
No. 294/MINAGRI/MIRAH/  
MPMEF/MI/MCAPPME  Establishment of conditions for the 
creation, recognition and operation of 
Agricultural Industry Associations 
(OIA)  20 August 2013  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Establishment of conditions for 
the creation and operation of 
OIAs 
 Law No. 2013 -6536 Establishment of rules governing the 
marketing of cotton and cashew nuts 
and regulation of activities in the 
cotton and cashew sectors  13 September 2013  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Regulation of activities in the 
cotton and cashew sectors  
 Decree No.  2013-681  Designation of the body responsible 
for the regulation, monitoring and 
development of activities in the cotton 
and cashew sectors  2 October 2013  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Regulation, monitoring and 
development of activities in 
the cotton and cashew sectors  
 Decree No.  2013-808 Establishment of procedures for the 
collection of taxes and fees on behalf 
of the Cotton and Cashew Council and 
professional dues in the cotton and 
cashew sectors  26 November 2013  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Collection of taxes, fees and 
dues in the cotton and cashew 
sectors  
 Decree No.  2013-814 Establishment of requirements for 
practising as a third -party holder in 
the cotton and  cashew sectors  26 November 2013  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Requirements for practising as 
a third -party holder    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Decree No.  2014-129 Establishment of approval 
requirements for the export of cotton 
products  20 March 2014  MINADER  
Tel.: 20210833/20211103  
BP V 82 Abidjan  
CCA 
Tel.: 20207030/20207024  
27 BP 604 Adj 27  Establishment of approval 
requirements for the export of 
cotton products  
Mali Decree No.  01-042/P -RM of 
5 February  2001 creating the 
Mission for Reorganization of 
the Cotton Sector (MRSC)  Definition of the MRSC's mandate  February  2001 Mission de Restruct uration 
du Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614;  
 (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Implementation of cotton 
sector reform with a view to 
privatizing the Mali Textile 
Development Company 
(CMDT)  
 Adoption by the Council of 
Ministers of the Policy Letter on 
Development of the Cotton 
Sector (LPDSC)  Definition of objectives, strategies and 
results expected from cotton sector 
reform  June 2001 Mission de Restructuration 
du Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614;  
 (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Reform of the cotton sector 
and privatization of the CMDT  
 Interministerial Order 
No. 02-1145 MDRE -MEF-MIC of 
2 July 2002 on the seed cotton 
price-setting mechanism  Adoption of a mechanism for 
establishing the purchase price of 
seed cotton paid to producers, 
indexed to producers' production 
costs, to the manufacturing costs of 
the CMDT, to international prices and 
to prices in the subregion with 
payment of rebates if the market 
situation is favourable  July 2002 Ministère de l'Agr iculture  
BP: 61  
Tel.: (+223) 2022 -2979 
Fax: (+223) 2022 -3436 Enhancement of sector 
revenues  
 State -CMDT -Producers 
Memorandum of Understanding 
of 13 January  2005 on the 
price-setting mechanism for 
seed cotton  Adoption of a mechanism for 
establishing the purchase price of 
seed cotton, indexed to international 
cotton prices and secured by a 
producer support fund  January  2005 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Enhancement of producers' 
revenues and management of 
the production costs of 
producers and the expenses of 
the CMDT  
 Adoption by the Council of 
Ministers of the revised 
timetable for the cotton sector 
reform  process  Determination of the timetable,  
of the actions and actors involved 
in implementing the timetable  January  2005 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Improvement of sector 
management  
 Decision No.  57 – MEF on the 
establishment of the 
Commission for implementation 
of the price -setting mechanism 
for seed  cotton  Creation, responsibilities, composition 
and functioning of the Commission for 
implementation of the price -setting 
mechanism for seed cotton  April 2005 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Implementation of the 
mechanism    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Adoption by the Council of 
Ministers of the CMDT 
Privatization  Plan Definition of procedures and 
privatization options for the CMDT  4 October  2006 Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BP: 61  
Tel.: (+223) 2022 -2979 
Fax: (+223) 2022 -3436 Implementation of 
privatization  
 Establishment of four CMDT 
branches on 24  December  2007 
with a minimum capital of 
CFAF 10,000,000  Preparation for private management  December  2007 CMDT  
BP: 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540;  
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Improvement of CMDT 
management  
 Establishment of a Producer 
Support  Fund Stabilization of seed cotton purchase 
prices  July 2007 Mission de Restructuration du 
Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614;  
 (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Guarantee producers' income  
 Signing on 27  September  2007 
of the Memorandum of 
Understanding on the 
Management Plan of the 
Seed-Cotton Price Support Fund 
between the State  of Mali, the 
CMDT and the National Union of 
Cotton Producers Cooperatives  Definition of the management 
procedures of the Support Fund  September  2007 Mission de Restructuration 
du Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614;  
 (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Transparency in the 
management of the Producer 
Support Fund  
 Establishment of the National 
Union of Cotton Producers 
Cooperatives of  Mali Cotton producers' consultation 
framework  November  2008 Union Nationale des Sociétés 
Coopératives des Producteurs de 
Coton du Mali  
(UN-SCPC)  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 4438 -3576 Capacity building of 
cotton -producers' 
organizations  
 Establishment of the 
Professional Association of 
Cotton Companies of Mali 
(APROSCOM)  Framework for consultation between 
the cotton companies of Mali  December  2008 CMDT  
BP: 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Organization and 
professionalization of the 
trade grouping of cotton 
companies    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Establishment of the CMDT and 
UN-SCPC Economic Interest 
Group  Creation, responsibilities, composition 
and functioning of the Commission 
responsible for organizing the call for 
tenders for the purchase of cotton 
inputs and cereals  February  2008 - CMDT  
BP: 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 
 
- Union Nationale des S ociétés 
Coopératives des Producteurs de 
Coton du Mali  
(UN-SCPC)  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 4438 -3576 Reduction of production costs  
 Law No.  08-028 of 
11 August  2008 authorizing the 
transfer of State shares in the 
capital of the Mali  Textile 
Development Company  (CMDT)  Opening up of CMDT capital to 
private  parties  August  2008 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Privatization of the CMDT  
 Interim State -CMDT -producers 
Memorandum of Understanding 
on the seed cotton price -setting 
mechanism  Adoption of a seed cotton price -setting 
mechanism indexed to international 
cotton prices and secured by a 
Producer Support Fund for 
the 2008/2009 marketing season  May 2008 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Enhancement of producers' 
revenues and management of 
producers' production costs 
and CMDT expenses  
 Creation of the Cotton Trade 
Association of Mali (IPC) by the 
Founding General Assembly on 
3 February  2009 Framework for consultation between 
cotton sector actors in Mali  February  2009 Union Nationale des Sociétés 
Coopératives des Producteurs de 
Coton du Mail  
(UN SCPC)  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 4438 -3576 Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors  
 Interim State -CMDT -producers 
Memorandum of Understanding 
on the price -setting mechanism 
for seed cotton  Adoption of a price -setting mechanism 
for seed cotton indexed to 
international cotton prices and 
secured by a Producer Support Fund 
for the 2009/2010 ma rketing season  April 2009 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Enhancement of producers' 
revenues and management of 
their production costs and of 
CMDT expenses  
 Establishment of the Cotton 
Grading Board (OCC) 
in January  2010 Definition of seed cotton and cotton 
fibre grading procedures  January  2010 CMDT  
BP: 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Improvement of cotton quality  
 Invitation to tender for the sale 
of the shares of CMDT 
subsidiaries  International invitation to tender for 
the sale of 61% of the shares of 
CMDT  subsidiaries  22 February  2010 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Privatization of the CMDT    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Adoption of the National 
Strategic Framework for the 
Development of the Cotton 
Sector (CSNDSC)  Definition of objectives and strategies 
to improve the cotton sector's 
contribution to economic and social 
development   Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BP: 61  
Tel.: (+223) 2022 -2979 
Fax: (+22 3) 2022 -3436 Improvement of cotton 
productivity, enhancement of 
producers' income revenues, 
etc. 
 Interim State -CMDT -producers 
Memorandum of Understanding 
on the seed cotton price -setting 
mechanism  Adoption of a seed cotton price -setting 
mechanism indexed to international 
cotton prices and secured by a 
Producer Support Fund for the 
2010/2011 marketing season  April 2010 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP: 234  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Enhancement of producers' 
revenues and manageme nt of 
their production costs and of 
CMDT  expenses  
 Order No.  10-2401/MA -MIIC-SG 
of 4 August  2010 on registration 
of an agricultural trade 
organization with the title 
Cotton Trade Association of 
Mali (IPC) Legal recognition of the IPC  August  2010 Union Nationale des Sociétés 
Coopératives des Producteurs de 
Coton du Mali  
(UN-SCPC)  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 4438 -3576 Transfer of responsibility to, 
and professionalization of, 
sector  actors  
 Adoption by the Council of 
Ministers of the Policy Letter on 
Support for the Cotton 
Sector  (LPSSC)  Definition of the role of the State and 
other actors following the privatization 
of the CMDT  October  2010 Ministère de l'Agriculture  
BP: 61  
Tel.: (+223) 2022 -2979 
Fax: (+223) 2022 -3436 Improve the contributio n of 
the cotton sector to economic 
development  
 Decree extending the mandate 
of the Mission for 
Reorganization of the Cotton 
Sector (MRSC) to 
31 December  2012 Renewal of the MRSC mandate  January  2011 Mission de Restructuration du 
Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614 
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Completion of the CMDT 
privatization process  
 Draft law establishing the 
Cotton Sector Regulatory 
Authority  (ARSC)  Adoption by the Council of Ministers 
of the Law establishing the Cotton 
Sector Regulatory Authority (ARSC)  February  2011 Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 2023 -1654 Cotton sector regulation  
 2011/2012 season  
IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding on  the seed 
cotton price -setting mechanism  Expected production: 445,000 tonnes.  
Seed cotton price: CFAF 255/kg 
first grade  February  2011 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Privatization of CMDT 
subsidiaries  Negotiations are currently under way 
with a provisional successful bidder for 
the Southern and Western subsidiaries  March  2011 Mission de Restructuration du 
Secteur Coton  
Tel: (+223) 2023 -8614 
Tel: (+223) 2023 -8615 Privatization of CMDT 
subsidiaries  
 2012/2013 season  
IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding on  the seed 
cotton price -setting mechanism  Production forecast: 500,000 tonnes.  
Seed cotton price: CFAF 255 /kg 
first grade  March  2012 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue  
 Privatization of CMDT 
subsidiaries  Following the breakdown in the 
negotiations with the provisional 
contractor, the call for tenders for the 
sale of the CMDT subsidiaries issued 
on 22  February  2010 was declared 
unsuccessful on 18  July 2012 by the 
Chief of the Mission for Reorganization 
of the Cotton Sector (MRSC), with the 
agreement of the authorities. 
Discussions are under way to 
reactivate the process, taking due 
account of the shortcomings observed 
the first t ime round as well as the 
experiences of other countries of the 
subregion in privatizing their cotton 
sectors     
 2013/2014 season  
IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding on  the seed 
cotton price -setting mechanism  Production forecast: 522,000  tonnes. 
Seed cotton p rice: CFAF 250 /kg 
first grade  April 2013 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue  
 Study relating to the analysis of 
different reform experiences in 
the countries of the subregion  Learning from the different 
privatization experiences  November  2013 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Learning from the different 
privatization experiences  
 Extension of the MRSC's 
mandate to 30  June 2014 Extension or the MRSC's mandate to 
30 June 2014 December  2013 Mission de Restructuration du 
Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614 
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Implementation of cotton 
sector reform with a view to 
privatizing the CMDT    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 Extension of the MRSC's 
mandate to 30  June 2015 Extension of the MRSC's mandate to 
30 June 2015 May 2014 Mission de Restructuration du 
Secteur Coton  
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8614 
Tel.: (+223) 2023 -8615 Implementation of cotton 
sector reform with a view to 
privatizing the CMDT  
 2014/2015 season  Production: 548,695 tonnes.  
Seed cotton price: CFAF 235/kg 
first grade  May 2015 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue  
 Cotton sector 
experience -sharing mission to 
Burkina Faso and Côte  d'Ivoire  Learning from reciprocal reform 
experiences, completion of the study 
conducted in November  2013 and 
drafting of a new policy letter on the 
cotton sector in Mali  May 2015 MRSC/CMDT/IPC/UNSCPC  
Tel: (+223) 2023 -8614 
Tel: (+223) 2023 -8615 
Email: mrsc@orangemali.net  Drafting of a new policy letter 
on the cotton sector in Mali  
 2015/2016 season  
Signature in April  2015 of the 
IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding fixing the seed 
cotton purchase price for the 
2015/2016 season  Production forecast: 650,000  tonnes  
Seed cotton price: CFAF 237.2/kg 
first grade  May 2015 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue  
 Registration ( Immatriculation ) 
No. N2014D9C3/0001/B of the 
Confederation of Cotton 
Producers' Cooperative 
Associations (CSCPC) in 
replacement of the National 
Union of Cotton Producers' 
Cooperatives (UNSCPC)  Compliance with the legal provisions 
of the OHADA Uniform Act on 
cooperative societies of 
15 December  2010 November  2015 CSCPC  
Tel.: (+223) 2022 -0702 
Email: cscpcmali@gmail.com  Improvement of 
cotton -producer 
decision -making body 
management  
 2016/2017 season  
Signing, in April  2016, of the 
IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding on the seed 
cotton price -setting mechanism 
for the 2016/2017 season  Production forecast: 800,000 tonnes 
Seed cotton price: CFAF 250/kg 
first grade  April 2016 CMDT/CSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507;  
 (+223) 2022 -0702 Improvement of producers' 
incomes  
 2016/2017 season  
 Production:  
647,313 tonnes  
Seed cotton price: CFAF 260/kg first 
grade as final remuneration  
 2017 CMDT/CSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 20 21 95 40  
Fax: (+223) 20 21 05 07  
 (+223) 20 22 07 02  
    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 2017/2018 season  
Signing, in May 2017, of the IPC 
Memorandum of Understanding 
on the seed cotton price -setting 
mechanism for the 
2017/2018  season  
 Production forecast:  
725,000 tonnes.  
Seed cotton price:  
CFAF 250/kg first grade  
 May 2017  CMDT/CSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 20 21 95 40  
Fax: (+223) 20 21 05 07 
 (+223) 20 22 07 02  
 Improvement of producers' 
incomes  
 Written communication from the 
Minister of Agriculture  
 The Council of Ministers heard a 
written communication concerning 
strategic proposals for a new policy to 
revitalize the cotton sector in Mali May 2017  MA/CMDT  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 20 21 95 40  
Fax: (+223) 20 21 05 07  
 (+223) 20 22 07 02  Restructuring of the Mali 
Textile Development Company 
(CMDT) and its capital; new 
privatization scheme.  
Development of an industrial 
cotton -processing system.  
Consolidation of the IPC and 
the CSCPC.  
 Order No. 2047 -3000 MPISP -SG 
of 12 September 2017 
approving regime D of the 
Investment Code  
 Upgrading and setting up of 
cotton -ginning plants. As part of 
efforts to build its ginning capacity, 
the Mali Textile Development 
Company (CMDT) was made fully 
exempt from all duties and taxes (port 
taxation) on materials, machinery, 
equipment and spare parts.  
Spare parts are admitted free  of 
import duties and taxes at a rate of 
10% of the purchase value of the 
capital goods.  
 September 2017  MA/CMDT  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 20 21 95 40  
Fax: (+223) 20 21 05 07  
 (+223) 20 22 07 02  
 Build seed cotton ginning 
capacity  
   
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 2018/2019 season  
 
Signing, on 20 April 2018, of 
the IPC Memorandum of 
Understanding on the seed 
cotton price -setting mechanism 
for the 2018/2019 season  Production forecast: 750,000 tonnes  
 
Seed cotton price: basic price of 
first-grade cotton set at CFAF 255/kg 
following a p ress release from the 
Cotton Trade Association of Mali.  
 April 2018  MA/CMDT/CSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 20 21 95 40  
Fax: (+223) 20 21 05 07  
 (+223) 20 22 07 02  Improvement of producers' 
incomes  
a Title of legislative, executive, administrative act.  
b Productivity expansion, training and capacity building, regulatory reform, mechanization, warehousing, reform of ginning capa city, value added in downstream product 
expansion, new agricultural technologies, research, and Good Agricult ural Practices (GAPs).  
c The project in support of the technical team responsible for implementing the road map for cotton sector reform was discontin ued after two years, in December  2008.  
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