WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/L/670 
15 December 2006 
 
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK MECHANISM 
ON COTTON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE  
 
Evolving Working Table  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pursuant to the mandates on the development asp ects of cotton, contained in paragraph 1(b) 
and paragraph 5 of Annex A of the Decision adopt ed by the General Council on 1 August 2004, and 
in paragraph 12 of the Hong Kong Mi nisterial Declaration, annexed is  the current updated version of 
the Evolving Working Table on Cotton Development Assistance1.   
 
 The contents of the Table reflect notified commi tments by the Development Community in an 
evolving interactive process of Cotton Proponents f eedback and Development Community responses.   
 
 In the next version of this Table, the Secretariat will be adding a new column on 
"disbursement status" in which it would place all proj ects marked as "completed".  If in addition to 
"completed projects", further assistance has also b een "disbursed" to beneficiaries, the Secretariat 
would be grateful to be informed by donors and be neficiaries, so these can be reflected appropriately 
in the Table.  This is work in progress.    
 
                                                      
1 Earlier Table versions were circulated in the Second Periodic Report by the Director-General 
(WT/GC/97) to the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference through the 1 to 2 December 2005 General Council 
meeting; and in an Informal Note on 15 June 2006.  Also note the update by th e Director-General to the 
15 May 2006 General Council (WT/GC/M/102).  This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO  
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S EVOLVING WORKING TABLE ON COTTON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
BILATERAL 
DONOR            
EU All ACP C/Building EU 
Commodity Action Plan  EU/Africa Cotton Partnership  € 15,000,000  PFS 
2007-10 C4  + All African producers 
      Cotton sector support € 15,000,000 PFS 
2006-08 Mali 
      Cotton sector support € 10,000,000 PFS 
2007-10 Burkina Faso 
      Support for national cotton reforms € 10,000,000 IP 
2007-10 Benin 
      Debt rescheduling € 5,400,000 C 
2005 Côte d'Ivoire 
  "Programme d'Appui Régional de 
l'Intégration" (PARI) € 3,000,000     C 
2001-05 West Africa + SOFITEX in B/Faso 
  Stabex Balances Use   Road rehabilitation € 9,045,000 PFS 
2007-10 Burkina Faso 
      Rehabilitation of rural roads in cotton 
areas € 8,500,000 IP 
2002-08 Benin 
 Stabex Balances Use 
 Support to the "Association 
interprofessionnelle du coton" (AIC) € 45,000 IP 
2006 Benin 
  Stabex Balances Use 
  C/building, research, mechanisation € 25,000,000 PFS 
2006 Côte d'Ivoire 
  Stabex Balances Use    Cotton quality, diversification € 4,000,000 PFS 
2006 Senegal 
  Stabex Balances Use   Road improvement, warehouse support € 7,000,000 PFS 
2007-09 Togo 
    Multi Annual Food Security 
Programme (Food Security Budget 
Line)   € 5,000,000 IP 
2002-07 Mozambique 
   National Cotton Institute funding for 
extension & TA projects executed by 
cotton concessionary companies   Mozambique 
    Multi Annual Food Security 
Programme (Food Security Budget 
Line)  € 1,550,000 IP 
2003-06 Mozambique 
   National Institute of Cotton capacity-
building, rehabilitation of testing 
laboratories, equipment and vehicle 
supply   Mozambique 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
EU (cont'd) Stabex Balances Use  National Institute of Agriculture 
Research Support (identification, 
adaptation and multiplication of cotton 
varieties) € 1,500,000 PFS Mozambique 
FRANCE   Commodity Risk Management € 210,000 IP West African countries 
   Fair Trade labelling system  for cotton 
products € 1,100,000 IP 
2007 West & Central African countries 
   Quality classification of cotton 
categories. Capacity-building of 
producer associations € 2,000,000 IP 
2007-09 West & Central African countries 
   Price risk management facility € 10,000,000 PFS West African countries 
   Value chain cotton sector support  € 6,800,000 IP 
2007 Mali (Kita region) 
   Strengthening competitiveness of cotton 
products € 10,000,000 IP Mali 
   Enhancement of cotton quality & 
improvement of production systems € 3,000,000 PFS Mali 
   Technical & financial support for 
producer organizations € 4,300,000 IP 
2006 Burkina Faso 
   Strengthening of legal framework and 
financing of self-insurance scheme € 11,000,000 IP 
2006- Burkina Faso 
   Loan to SOCOMA for industrial 
programme € 15,200,000 IP 
2005- Burkina Faso 
   Family production support € 8,000,000 PFS Benin 
   Cotton sector reform € 1,850,000 IP 
2002-07 Benin 
   Financing of ginning factory € 10,000,000 IP 
2005- Cameroon 
   Loan to SODEFITEX € 10,000,000 IP 
2006- Senegal 
GERMANY   "Cotton Made in Africa" partnership; 
sustainable cultivation  € 5,200,000 IP African countries 
   Support to follow-up & coordination of 
cotton secretariat € 100,000 IP Burkina Faso 
   Promotion of production standards € 50,000 IP Burkina Faso 
   Study on competitiveness and 
ecological sustainability of cotton 
production € 130,000 C 
2005 Benin 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
GERMANY (cont'd) Conservation & management of 
natural resources € 2,000,000 Technical & organizational support to 
small scale cotton farmers 
  IP 
2004-07 Benin 
   Diversification of cotton production € 60,000 IP Chad 
NETHERLANDS Improving regional input markets € 7,000,000   IP West African countries 
 Commodity Risk Management      
   Integrated Pest Management   West African countries 
   Regional cotton adviser  ? 
2005- C4 
 Support to ROPPA (farmers' 
organisation)     West African countries 
   Privatization of CMDT   Mali 
   Support to MICPE  IP 
2005-07 Benin 
   Support to UCPC  IP 
2005-06 Benin 
DK, F, GER, NL, 
SWE, UK 
   Support for the Cotton Initiative 
through negotiations at the WTO € 1,700,000 IP C4 
US    Millennium Challenge Corporation 
Board. Approval for Benin Compact US$ 307,000,000 IP 
2006-11 Benin 
   Millennium Challenge Corporation 
Board US$ 6,500,000 IP Senegal 
   Millennium Challenge Corporation 
Board US$ 460,000,000 IP 
2007-2012 Mali 
 Ministerial level capacity-
building on Science and 
Technology and Biosafety 
Training US$ 520,000 Specifically requested by the C-4 during 
cotton consultations   C African countries 
  
   West African Cotton Improvement 
Programme US$ 27,000,000 IP 
2005-2008 C4 + Senegal 
 
  Cotton Study Tour for C-4 Ministers 
 US$ 167,000 C C4 
  
   Cotton classing, so il management and 
entomologist capacity-building 
programmes US$ 183,000 C C4 + Senegal 
 Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service Support 
working to facilitate agricultural 
exports from West Africa 
 US$ 1,500,000   IP 
2005- West Africa 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
US (cont'd)  Initiative to End Hunger in Africa 
(IEHA), includes support to 
CAADP US$ 200,000,000 Ag productivity and diversification, 
cotton, TBD   IP African countries 
  African Global Competitiveness 
Initiative US$ 200,000,000     IP 
2005-10 African countries  
  ECOWAS - support to West 
Africa US$ 9,500,000 Ag Productivity, Markets, Trade 
Expansion   IP 
2005- ECOWAS 
 Overseas Private Investment 
Corp. – The Citibank Africa 
Facility providing investment 
guaranties US$ 125,000,000  
in investment 
guarantees Relevant to infrastructure needed to 
support sectors such as agribusiness  IP 
2005- Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, 
Angola, Botswana, 
Cameroon, 
Ethiopia, Kenya, 
Mozambique, 
Tanzania and 
Uganda 
 Overseas Private Investment 
Corp. – The EMP Africa 
Infrastructure Fund US$ 100,000,000  
in guarantees Relevant to infrastructure needed to 
support sectors such as agribusiness  IP 
2005- ECOWAS 
  USTDA Agribusiness and Rail 
Integration Work in West Africa US$ 952,000  Cotton and Ag. relevant   C 
2005 West Africa 
JAPAN   Agricultural and Rural Development 
Africa Projects    African countries 
     Mali-Senegal road corridor   undeclared PFS Mali  
   Grant US$ 65,056,670 C 
2004 Mali 
   Role of Ag. cooperatives to be played in 
activation of rural economy US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mali 
   Soil diagnosis and conservation US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mali 
   Capacity-building seminar on Ag. and 
rural development US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mali 
   Agricultural extension planning and 
management II US$ 41,522 C 
2005 Mali 
   Operation and management of irrigation 
canal systems US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mali 
   Operation and management of irrigation 
canal systems US$ 41,522 C 
2004 Mali 
   Capacity-building seminar on the 
integration of women in rural 
development US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mali 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
JAPAN (cont'd)   Non-project type grant US$ 9,135,000 IP 
2005 Mali 
   Grant Assistance for underprivileged 
farmers US$ 3,405,000 IP 
2005 Mali 
   Grant aid for increase of food 
production 2KR US$ 2,325,596 IP 
2005 Burkina Faso 
   Non-project type grant US$ 2,491,320 IP 
2004 Burkina Faso 
   Integrated Ag. and rural dev. through 
participation of local farmers II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Burkina Faso 
   Management of natural resources and 
Ag. production by GIS (Geographic 
Info System) US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Burkina Faso 
   Capacity-building seminar on the 
integration of women in rural 
development US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Burkina Faso 
   Grant US$ 31,299,284 C 
2004 Benin 
   Restoration project of Gounoukouin 
access road € 72,654 C 
2004 Benin 
   Short term expert "rural dev." US$ 141,175 C 
2005-06 Chad 
   Project for reinforcement of dredging 
capabilities for Beira Port US$ 17,987,330 IP 
2005 Mozambique 
   Integrated Ag. dev. project for family 
sector farmers in Chokwe irrigation 
scheme US$ 3,105,846 IP 
2004-08 Mozambique 
   Ag. dev. adviser US$ 199,350 C 
2004-05 Mozambique 
   Joint training prog. for counterpart 
personnel in rural development US$ 19,848 C 
2004 Mozambique 
   Ag. extension planning and 
management US$ 48,166 C 
2004 Mozambique 
   Irrigation and drainage for rural 
development US$ 24,913 C 
2005 Mozambique 
   Integrated pest management for plant 
protection II US$ 24,083 C 
2004 Mozambique 
   Integrated Ag. and rural dev. through 
participation of local farmers US$ 11,626 C 
2004 Mozambique 
   GIS technology for sustainable mgt. of 
natural resources and agriculture US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mozambique 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
JAPAN (cont'd)   Integrated Ag. and rural dev. through 
participation of local farmers II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Mozambique 
   Grant US$ 81,416,338 C 
2004 Senegal 
   Potable water and rural development US$ 4,567,420 C 
2004-06 Senegal 
   Integrated pest ma nagement for plant 
protection II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Senegal 
   Road improvement and transportation. 
Southbound Bamako-Dakar corridor US$ 7,972,100 IP 
2006 Senegal 
   Grant US$ 51,877,587 C 
2004 Uganda 
   Agricultural advisor in dev. planning US$ 249,132 C 
2004-06 Uganda 
   Irrigation US$ 9,135 C 
2004 Uganda 
   Rural community US$ 24,913 C 
2004 Uganda 
   Ag. extension and training US$ 55,639 C 
2005 Uganda 
   Integrated pest ma nagement for plant 
protection II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Uganda 
   Grant US$ 100,549,675 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Assistance for the Water Users' 
Association US$ 21,591 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Irrigation and drainage policy US$ 16,608 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Ag. extension planning and mgt. US$ 24,083 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Irrigation and drainage for rural 
development US$ 29,065 C 
2005 Tanzania 
   Sustainable water re sources dev. on Ag. 
and rural area US$ 17,439 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Capacity-building seminar on Ag. and 
rural development US$ 20,761 C 
2004 Tanzania 
   Farm management of upland crops US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Tanzania 
   Sustainable use of plant genetic 
resources US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Tanzania 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
JAPAN (cont'd)   Soil diagnosis and conservation US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Tanzania 
   Agricultural extension planning and 
management II US$ 42,352 C 
2005 Tanzania 
   Role to be played by Ag. cooperatives 
in activation of rural economy II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Tanzania 
   Irrigation water dev. and management US$ 16,609 C 
2004 Zimbabwe 
   Ag. development US$ 99,653 C 
2004-05 Zimbabwe 
   Irrigation and drainage for rural 
development US$ 24,913 C 
2005 Zimbabwe 
   Sustainable water re sources dev. on Ag. 
and rural area US$ 17,439 C 
2004 Zimbabwe 
   Soil diagnosis and conservation US$ 29,896 C 
2004 Zimbabwe 
   Integrated Ag. and rural dev. through 
participation of local farmers US$ 11,626 C 
2004 Zimbabwe 
   Plant variety protection US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Zimbabwe 
   Grant US$ 234,391,690 C 
2004 Malawi 
 Reconstruction of bridges 
between Balaka and Salima US$ 5,738,340   IP 
2005 Malawi 
 Institutional and HR dev. project 
for One Village-One Product 
prog. US$ 2,483,016   IP 
2005 Malawi 
   Extension for small scale irrigation 
technology C 
2004-05 Malawi 
   Irrigation infrastructure management  
 
US$ 373,698 C 
2004-05 Malawi 
   Ag. extension and farmers' cooperatives US$ 664,352 C 
2004-05 Malawi 
   Smallholder irrigation dev. and rural 
dev. US$ 107,957 C 
2004 Malawi 
 Farm management of upland 
crops US$ 19,100   C 
2004 Malawi 
   Integrated pest ma nagement for plant 
protection II US$ 24,083 C 
2004 Malawi 
   Capacity-building seminar on Ag. and 
rural development US$ 10,796 C 
2004 Malawi 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
JAPAN (cont'd)   Ag. mechanisation for sustainable 
farming system US$ 25,744 C 
2005 Malawi 
   Operation and management of irrigation 
canal systems US$ 20,761 C 
2004 Malawi 
 Improv. and maintenance of 
Lusaka City roads, phase II US$ 5,638,688   IP 
2005 Zambia 
   Ag. extension planning and 
management US$ 24,083 C 
2004 Côte d'Ivoire 
   Role to be played by Ag. cooperatives 
in rural economy US$ 18,270 C 
2004 Côte d'Ivoire 
   Low input Ag. management system US$ 34,048 C 
2004 Côte d'Ivoire 
   Non-project type grant US$ 8,304,400 IP 
2005 Nigeria 
   Agricultural extension planning and 
management II US$ 20,761 C 
2005 Nigeria 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
MULTILATERAL 
AGENCY            
WORLD BANK  W/Bank + GEF Regional Bio-
safety Programme:  GM Crop 
Evaluation/Testing Framework (US + French AFD support) 
 US$ 25,000,000     PFS Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée-
Bissau, Mali, Niger,  Senegal and Togo 
      Cotton Reform Support US$ 18,000,000 IP Benin 
  Agricultural Diversification and 
Market Development Project 
 US$ 66,000,000 
 US$ 5,000,000 
 PFS Burkina Faso 
      Cotton Reform Support US$ 15,000,000 PFS Chad 
  Agricultural Competitiveness and 
Diversification Project 
 US$ 46,400,000 
 US$ 6,000,000 
 IP Mali 
IMF     Exogenous Shocks Facility  (25% of Member's 
quota) 
  Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Senegal   
  Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 52,000,000     IP 
2006 
onwards Benin 
  Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 90,000,000     IP 
2006 
onwards Burkina Faso 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 255,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Cameroon 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 162,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Ethiopia 
  Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 383,000,000     IP 
2006 
onwards Ghana 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 198,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Madagascar 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 108,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards 
 Mali 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
MULTILATERAL 
AGENCY            
IMF (cont'd) Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 154,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Mozambique 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 112,000,000   IP 
2006  
onwards Niger 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 76,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Rwanda 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 145,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Senegal 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 338,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Tanzania 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI) US$ 127,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Uganda 
 Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative 
(MDRI)  US$ 582,000,000   IP 
2006 
onwards Zambia 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 9,227,433     IP 
2006 
onwards Benin 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 103,305,510     IP 
2006 
onwards Burundi 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 37,565,640     IP 
2006 
onwards Chad 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 27,682,299     IP 
2006 
onwards Cameroon 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 81,973,593     IP 
2006 
onwards 
 Congo, Rep. of 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
MULTILATERAL 
AGENCY            
IMF (cont'd) Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 275,034,150     IP 
2006 
onwards 
 Ghana 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 335,407,500     IP 
2006 
onwards Kenya 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 56,900,019     IP 
2006 
onwards Malawi 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 13,908,231     IP 
June 2004 -
June 2007 Mali 
  
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 16,934,352     IP 
2006 
onwards Mozambique 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 39,235,224     IP 
2006 
onwards Niger 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 5,962,800     IP 
2006 
onwards Rwanda 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 4,412,472     IP 
2006 
onwards Sao Tome & Principe 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 46,375,677   IP 
2006 
onwards Sierra Leone 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 29,217,720     IP 
2006 
onwards Tanzania 
 Poverty Reduction and Growth 
Facility (PRGF) US$ 328,095,617     IP 
2006 
onwards Zambia 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
MULTILATERAL 
AGENCY            
FAO Sub-Regional Programme for 
Integrated Production & Pest 
Management (IPPM) through 
Farmer Field Schools (FFS)   40,000 cotton farmers targeted for 
full-season FFS training € 7,400,000 PFS 
2006-2010 Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal 
(additionally, Guinea, Mauritania and Niger 
for GEF project)  
 Apparel fibre consump. survey US$ 50,000   IP  
 
  Monitoring and analysis of cotton 
markets  IP  
 
  Impact analysis of domestic 
support & trade policies for cotton  US$ 25,000 IP  
UNIDO 
    Cotton Sector Development/ 
Chain Integration € 20,000,000  C4, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, 
Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo 
UNCTAD Commodity sector development          
  Diversification          
 Risk management (W/Bank 
partnership)          
  Commodity exchanges          
ITC EU Commodity Action Plan           
  
    EU-ACP Commodity Programme 
– Activities TBC with EU/ACP 
Secretariats  € 1,600,000 PFS 
2007-2010 African countries 
  
    Cotton Exporters' Guide US$ 352,000 IP 
2007 Cotton exporters 
  
     South-South Trade Promotion for 
African cotton US$ 220,000  Cotton exporters 
   Joint ITC/India Cotton Training 
Programme C 
2006 Cotton exporters 
   Joint ITC/China Training 
Programme C 
2006 Cotton exporters 
   Joint ITC/China Follow-up 
Training Programme  
 
 
US$ 150,000 
IP 
2007 Cotton exporters 
    Marketing improvement US$ 9,300,000 IP 
2006 Uganda and Tanzania 
    Price-risk management US$ 2,200,000 PFS Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe 
 
ICAC (in partnership 
w/CFC and funded 
from EU-African 
Cotton Partnership 
resources) 
     Commercial standardization of 
instrument testing 
 US$ 5,000,000 IP 
2007-2011 African countries 
 
 
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Development 
Community Programmes/Projects/Activities Operational 
Status2 Beneficiaries 
  Non-Cotton Specific Value Cotton Specific Value    
MULTILATERAL 
AGENCY            
ICAC (cont'd)     Production and marketing of 
uncontaminated cotton US$ 90,000 IP 
2007 Mali 
       Seed quality   
 € 1,500,000 PFS African countries 
      Production technology 
 € 1,000,000 PFS African countries 
     Use of cotton by-produce for value 
added products US$ 2,347,000 IP 
2006-2007 African countries 
     Research capabilities €1,500,000 PFS African countries 
      AfriCot in Europe 
 € 4,000,000 PFS African countries 
ICAC (in partnership 
w/CFC and USAID)   Workshops on the use of 
biotechnology in cotton US$ 330,000 IP 
2007 African countries 
Common Fund for Commodities (in 
partnership w/ICAC)     Various projects in ICAC 
partnership     PFS Cotton exporters 
REGIONAL 
AGENCY            
ADB (+ FAO + 
WAEMU in 
partnership)     Multinational Competitiveness 
Programme US$ 51,800,000 IP Benin (US$ 11,840,000),  
Burkina Faso (US$ 14,800,000),  
Chad (US$ 7,400,000),  
Mali (US$ 14,800,000), WAEMU 
(US$ 2,960,000) 
MULTILATERAL 
INSTRUMENTS            
PRSPs          C4/cotton reflected as PRSPs priorities 
Integrated Framework DTIS preparation, including cotton 
sector analysis US$ 300,000 
US$ 1,000,000      Benin 
 DTIS preparation, including cotton 
sector analysis US$ 300,000 
US$ 1,000,000      Burkina Faso 
  DTIS preparation, including cotton 
sector analysis US$ 300,000 
US$ 1,000,000      Chad 
  DTIS preparation, including cotton 
sector analysis 
 US$ 300,000      Mali 
JITAP     Cotton sector export strategy US$ 100,000  Malawi 
  Reg. Ag. Workshp + cotton US$ 120,000      Senegal 
 
  
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beneficiaries + others US$  6,850,837,447 
  
  
  
Total value of cotton development assistance revolving around C4 
countries  US$  1,672,226,166 
  
    
Country cotton development assistance value for:         
 Benin: US$     468,727,139         Burkina Faso: US$     238,794,810        
  Chad: US$       61,481,449         
  Mali: US$     764,569,470      
  
 
 
Percentage share of implementation by category code in grand 
total: Count by category Percentage share in total 
programme/project/activities   
PFS (Project Formulation Stage) 22 12.0 US$    265,468,526   
IP (In Progress) 83 45.0 US$ 5,970,857,767   
C (Completed) 70 38.0 US$    584,641,154   
S (Suspended) 0 0.0                          0   
D (Discontinued) 0 0.0                          0   
Non-specified implementation category 9 5.0 US$      29,870,000   
Programme/Project/Activities Total 185 100.0 US$ 6,850,837,447   
 
EXPLANATORY NOTES  
 
• Cotton development assistance is defined as both "Non-Cotton Speci fic" and "Cotton  Specific" pr ogrammes, projects and activiti es.  The non-cotton specific programmes are those 
specifically announced by development assistance providers as being linked to the cotton sector either through assistance provi ded to the agricultural sector, or through related 
infrastructure, or because the assistance provider has clearly indi cated that they expect such programmes or projects to be app lied to the cotton sector.  Ex amples include construction of 
feeder roads, railways and support fo r the gamut of agricultural activity. 
 
• Values entered include those announced, proposed and approved.  Va lues entered have been checked and verified with the assistan ce providers. 
 
• The G8 has granted debt relief that will apply to Benin, Burkin a Faso, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda + others.  Assistance pr oviders have stated that resour ces released from debt relief 
should be available for individual countries to deploy according to their identified areas of domestic prio rities, such as cott on. 
 
• The amounts in Euros have been converted in to US dollars using the European Central Bank's (ECB) exchange rate in 2004 (Source:   ECB Monthly Bulletin, March 2006). 
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