WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/L/657 
16 October 2006 
 
 (06-4959) 
 Original:   French 
  
 
DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK: 
COTTON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
 
Communication from Burkina Faso
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 26 September 2006, is being circulated, at the request of 
the delegation of Burkina Faso, to participants in  the open-ended consultati ons on cotton development 
assistance.  
 
  
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Page 2 COMMENTS BY BURKINA FASO ON THE WORKING TABLE OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES TO STRENGTHEN THE COTTON SECTOR  
   
Comments on Cotton Sector-Related Projects  
 
 
Project title Donors Comments 
Project to repair rural dirt roads in cotton 
producing areas European Union An application is under way for th e repair of rural dirt roads in cotton producing 
areas. 
 
Project to provide technical and financial support 
for producers' organizations – Phase II European Union The agreement for the implementa tion of the programme to provide technical and 
financial support for producers' organizati ons has never been signed.  However, 
there was the PAP/OPC (Producer Support Project/Cotton Producers' Organization) 
for an amount of 4.3 million euros. 
Project to build up capacity and enhance the competitiveness of cotton production France The title of the project is wrong.  Its correct title is support project for the 
strengthening of the cotton sector. 
 
Regional biosafety programme World Bank Furt her information is needed on the implemen tation of this project and the amount 
allocated for Burkina Faso.  
 
Support programme for the agro-forestry and 
pasture sectors  
 World Bank The amount allocated for the cotton sector in the implementation of the support 
programme for the agro-forestry and pasture sectors is correct, i.e. US$5 million. 
 
 
    
 
   
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Page 3Comments on Projects Unrelated to the Cotton Sector  
 
Project title Donors Comments 
RISP European Union The first part of the Regional Inte gration Support Programme (RISP) has focused solely 
on building up capacity within national govern ments, and the second part is geared 
towards support for the WAEMU.  The funding pre-dates the WTO Workshop on Cotton 
held in Cotonou on 23 and 24 March 2004 and cannot be taken into account as part of the 
additional efforts expected from development partners. 
Support for the cotton initiative European Union Such support involves several donors (including Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the 
Netherlands) and is designed for all the C4 countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali 
and Senegal.  The funds have not been  broken down, however, which precludes the 
amount from being recorded as direct suppor t for Burkina Faso's cotton sector.  The 
disaggregated amount is not known.   
Cereal production development project Japan This project, run under the Directorate General of Plant Production, finances only the 
development of cereal production.  It cannot be recorded under the item of assistance to 
the cotton sector. 
Grants not included in the project Japan  
Poverty reduction facility IMF This involves a single global amount.  It cannot therefore be considered as financial 
support for the cotton sector alone. 
Project for the promotion of production standards Germany No inst rument relating to this project has as yet been signed between  Burkina Faso and 
Germany. 
SOCOMA project Germany Initiative to support a private company. 
Project to support follow-up of coordination on cotton Germany This project provides support for the c oordination committee established by the Ministry 
of Trade as part of follow-up and coordination of the cotton sector.  The project is under preparation. 
 
• The meeting also took stock of a project currently under prep aration, i.e. the multinational cotton – textile sector competitiv eness enhancement support programme.  The 
total cost of the project (including material contingencies and price increases) has been provisionally estimated at some UA 9 million, tax- and duty-free.  The project 
will be jointly funded by the ADF (around UA 8 million) and the Government of Burkina Faso and the beneficiaries (UA 1 million) . 
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