Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa
Subtitle: learning from reform experience
By: edited by David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, and Patrick Labaste.
Contributors: Tschirley, David L.; Poulton, Colin.; Labaste, Patrick, 1952-
Series: Agriculture and rural development
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780821377703; 9780821378236
Subjects: Cotton trade -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Cotton growing -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Market context; value: Historical background, recent institutional evolution, and a typology of African cotton sectors; value: A typology of African cotton sectors; value: Pricing systems and prices paid to growers; value: Input credit and extension; value: Quality control; value: Valorization of seed cotton by-products; value: Cotton research; value: Yield and returns to farmers; value: Cost efficiency of companies, overall sector competitiveness, and macro impact; value: Conclusions.