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DIRECTOR -GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE  FRAMEWORK  
MECHANISM ON COTTON  
TABLE ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS  
Revision  
This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility 
and is without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights 
and obligations under the WTO  
 
 
1.1.  The attached Table on Domestic Cotton Sector Reforms has been prepared on the basis of  
the understanding amongst participants at the 9th Round of the DGCFMC.1 It will be subject to  
periodic updates.  
1.2.  Domestic cotton s ector reforms has been a sta nding 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 
construc tive engagement and development 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. T he understanding 
amongst participants in the DGCFMC is that the  information provided under 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 TN/AG/SCC/W/9, 14  December  2007.    
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TABLE ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS FOR ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE  
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  
Cotono u, 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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TABLE ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS FOR ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE  
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 sec tor 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 pr oducers 
with regard to implementation of 
the reforms    
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TABLE ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS FOR ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE  
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 marketing 
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  Particip ation 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  Regulator y 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 
Importateurs 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 objective 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 opera tors. 
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, B enin 
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, Benin  
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 on 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 
cotton sector in Benin (PARFCB) 
Summary of Council of Ministers 
decisions No.  46/REL/SGG  Seeks to improve governance and 
boost cotton production w ith 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 cotton 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 
 Interministerial 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 sect or 
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 Amendme nt 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 290 0 
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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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 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 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 by 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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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  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Économie et 
des Finances  
BP 302  
Cotonou, Benin  
 
- Ministère de l'Industrie, 
du Commerce et des Petites 
et Moyennes E ntreprises  
04 BP 249  
Cotonou, Benin 
Tel: (+229)  2130-8208 Reduction in the input transfer 
price and increase in the seed 
cotton purchase price    
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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, a nd 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'Économi e 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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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 Pêc he 
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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Cotton  
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 i n the organic cotton 
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 C ompany 
(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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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 responsibil ity 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 
shareho lding 
 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 share s 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 National 
Union of Cotton Producers 
of Burkina  Faso (UNPCB)  25 November  1999 Association Interprofess ionnelle  
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 seed 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 
liberalization of the sector    
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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 
varietie s; experimentation in rural 
areas in 2008 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 ext ension of 
local cotton varieties containing 
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 Natio nal des 
Recherches Agricoles  
04 BP 4645  
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 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.  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 Interprofessionne lle 
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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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 biote chnological 
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 the 
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 paid to prod ucers 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 Interprofessionnelle  
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 Interprofessionnelle  
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 Inter professionnelle  
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  
Ouagado ugou 04  
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 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  
 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 Inte rprofessionnelle 
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 ten 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 liberaliza tion 
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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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 Interprofessionnel le 
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  
 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 o peration 
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 with 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 o peration 
and management of cotton 
producer organizations in 
Burkina  Faso   
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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 
arrangement s 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  
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 
 Government approval of the 
CotonTchad Restructuring Plan  Restructuring Plan providing  for the 
creation of CotonTchad SN, to which 
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     
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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 ar eas 
 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  
 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 two 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    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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 cotto n and the tra nsfer 
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 settin g 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  
Côte d'Ivoire  Ordinanc e 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   
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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  
 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    
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
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 Restructuration 
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 
manufactu ring 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'Agriculture  
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  
 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    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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  
 Establishment of the CMDT and 
UN-SCPC Economic Intere st 
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 Sociétés 
Coopératives des Producteurs 
de Coton du Mali 
(UN-SCPC)  
Tel./Fax: (+223) 4438 -3576 Reduction of production costs    
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Cotton  
proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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 consult ation 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 marketing 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  
 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: (+223) 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 pri ces 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 management of 
their production costs and of 
CMDT  expenses    
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proponents  Measurea Description  Implementation 
status/period  Focal point  Reform prioritiesb 
 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 contribution 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: 255 CFAF/kg 
first grade  February  2011 CMDT/UNSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507 Enhancement of producers' 
revenue  
 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: 255  CFAF/kg 
first grade  March  2012 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  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 Reorga nization 
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 time 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 price: 250  CFAF/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  
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: 235 CFAF/kg 
first grade  May 2015 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 
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: 237.2  CFAF/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: 250 CFAF/kg 
first grade  April 2016 CMDT/CSCPC  
BP 487  
Tel.: (+223) 2021 -9540 
Fax: (+223) 2021 -0507; 
 (+223) 2022 -0702 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 capacity, value added in downstream product 
expansion, new agricultural technologies, research, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).  
c The project in support of the technical team responsible for imp lementing the road map for cotton sector reform was discontinued after two years, in December  2008.  
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