WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/CFMC/W/46 
10 November 2008 
 
 (08-5440) 
  
  
 
DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK 
MECHANISM ON COTTON 
 
Table of Project Proposals by Cotton Proponents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WT/CFMC/6/Rev.4, the current version of the Director-General's Evolving Table on Cotton Development Assistance, contains 185 commitments
1 by the Development Community in favour of 
cotton proponents, in the implementation of th e DDA mandate on the development assistance aspects 
of cotton.   
  The Table attached to this Note lists cott on project proposals circulated to WTO Members, 
within the framework of the Director-General 's Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton 
(DGCFMC).   These projects are still under consideration by the Development Community.   
 
 The attached Table is being circulated at th e request of the C4 and gives effect to the 
exchange of views at the 10
th Round of the DGCFMC.     
 
  
                                                      
1 Programmes, projects and activities. 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 WT/CFMC/W/46 
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N°  
Member  
Project Title Development 
Community 
Response 
(Y/UC)
2 
1 Benin Conciliation and arbitratio n tribunal for the management 
of cotton-related disputes (WT/CFMC/W/1)  UC 
2 Benin Improvement of the quality and image of cotton fibre 
(WT/CFMC/W/2) UC 
3 Benin Reform structures in the cotton sub-sector 
(WT/CFMC/W/3) UC 
4 Benin Establishment of an insurance system and a reserve fund 
for the cotton sub-sector (WT/CFMC/W/4) UC 
5 Benin Basic infrastructure for cotton growing (WT/CFMC/W/5) UC 
6 Benin Improved productivity of cotton farms (WT/CFMC/W/6) UC 
7 Benin Improvement and maintena nce of soil fertility in cotton-
growing areas (WT/CFMC/W/7) UC 
8 Benin Establishment and manage ment of statistical data on 
cotton (WT/CFMC/W/8) UC 
9 Benin Phytosanitary protection in cotton farming 
(WT/CFMC/W/9) UC 
10 Benin Research on insecticide resistance phenomena 
(WT/CFMC/W/10) UC 
11 Benin Use of genetically modified cotton varieties 
(WT/CFMC/W/11) UC 
12 Benin Improvement of the quality of cotton fibre 
(WT/CFMC/W/33) UC 
13 Benin Improvement of the productivity and competitiveness of 
seed cotton (WT/CFMC/W/34) UC 
14 Benin Establishment of a cotton farming monitoring centre 
(WT/CFMC/W/35) UC 
15 Benin Installation of basic infrastructure and equipment for the 
development of cotton growing (WT/CFMC/W/36) UC 
16 Benin Study on the environmen tal impact of cotton farming 
(WT/CFMC/W/38) UC 
17 Benin Diversification of varietal supply (WT/CFMC/W/39) UC 
18 Benin Diagnostic study on the downturn in cotton yields 
(WT/CFMC/W/40) UC 
19 Benin Strategy for reinforcement of the national seed and 
seedling inspection service (WT/CFMC/W/41) UC 
20 Benin Status of the support programme for dynamic production 
activities (WT/CFMC/W/42) UC 
21 Benin Strengthening of the product quality control and 
traceability system (WT/CFMC/W/43) UC 
22 Benin Strengthening the seed and seedling control and 
certification system (WT/CFMC/W/44) UC 
23 Benin Rehabilitation of rural roads (WT/CFMC/W/45) UC 
24 Cameroon Managing risks caused by the volatility of cotton prices 
(WT/CFMC/W/37) UC 
                                                      
2 Y = yes;  UC = under consideration.  WT/CFMC/W/46 
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N°  
Member  
Project Title Development 
Community 
Response 
(Y/UC) 
25 Côte d'Ivoire Draught-animal cultivation (WT/CFMC/W/14) UC 
26 Côte d'Ivoire Dirt roads for cotton (WT/CFMC/W/15) UC 
27 Côte d'Ivoire Support for producers (WT/CFMC/W/16) UC 
28 Côte d'Ivoire Research for sustainable cotton production 
(WT/CFMC/W/17) UC 
29 Uganda Support to farmer group formation and provision of inputs 
to small-scale farmers (WT/CFMC/W/27) UC 
30 Uganda Research on improvement  of germplasm ginning out-turn 
(WT/CFMC/W/28) UC 
31 Uganda Research for incorp orating resistance to wilts 
(WT/CMFC/W/29) UC 
32 Uganda Capacity-building for development and biotechnology 
cotton (WT/CFMC/W/30) UC 
33 Uganda Cost-effective small-scale irrigation systems 
(WT/CFMC/W/31) UC 
 
TOTAL:  33 
 
 
 
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