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Roberto Azevê do 
  Director -General  
  
 
 
 
4 November  2016 
 
 
 
 
Dear Ambassadors/Permanent Representatives,  
 
 I am pleased to forward with this letter  the 22nd version of the Evolving Table on Cotton 
Developm ent Assistance (WT/CFMC/6/Rev. 21) for review by M embers in advance of the next 
Round of the Director -General's Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC).    
  
 The updated version of the Evolving Table (ET) registers  contributions from Australia, Brazil,  
Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands an d the United States , as well as  from the Common Fund 
for Commodities ( CFC). I would like to underscor e the significant  support from Brazil, China and 
India on the platform of South -South Co -operation.  
 
In this new version of the ET, i t is worth noting the completion of several  projects  that have 
been registered in Part I  which relates to "Cotton Specific Development Assistance" , as well as the  
notable increase in the  number of new commitments  in Part II, which lists "Agriculture and 
Infrastructure -Related D evelopment Assistance" .   
 
The commitments and disbursements of active operational activities in th e latest ET  are 
highlighted as  follow s:   
 
 In Part I, on Cotton Specific Development Assistance , the number of individual 
beneficiaries increased to 31 from 29, whereas the total number of commitments 
decreased to  35 from 37 . The total value of commitments decreased to 
US$280.7 million  from US$ 294.8 million  reported  in the previous version . The 
disbursement flows  decreased  by US$ 15.8 million to reach US$ 99.8 million.  The ratio 
of total disbursements to total commitments declined to  36% from 39% earlier.  
 
 In Part II, on Agriculture and Infrastructure -Related Development Assistance , 
the number of individual beneficiarie s increased  to 31 from 29, while the total number 
of commitments increased  to 67 from 46. The total value of these commitments 
increased to US$ 4.1 billion  and the disbursement flows  increased by US$ 120 million to 
reach US$ 1.8 billion. The ratio of total disbursements t o total commitments declined  to 
46% from 51%.   
 
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I am also attach ing the 14th version of the Table on Domestic Cotton Secto r Reform s 
(WT/CFMC/21/Rev. 13), reflecting new contributions from Benin and Côte d'Ivoire , as well as  the 
continuation of  the initiatives  undertaken by Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali . These updat es show 
that the proponent countries continue with their efforts to implement reforms in their  
cotton  sector . 
 
The 2 6th Round of the DGCFMC is scheduled to take place in the morning of 
23 November  2016. The sixth Dedica ted D iscussion of  the Relevant Trade-related Developments  
on C otton , chaired by  Ambassador Vitalis, the  Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in 
Special  Session, will take place  back-to-back,  in the afternoon  of the same day .  
 
The enclosed documents will form the basis for the 2 6th Round of Consultations  of the 
Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton , which will be chaired by DDG David P. Shark on 
my behalf .   
 
        
Yours sincerely , 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roberto Azevê do