Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa
Subtitle: learning from reform experience
By: edited by David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, and Patrick Labaste.504
Contributors: Tschirley, David L.; Poulton, Colin.; Labaste, Patrick, 1952-
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780821377703; 9780821378236
Subjects: Cotton trade -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Cotton growing -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Market context; title: Historical background, recent institutional evolution, and a typology of African cotton sectors; title: A typology of African cotton sectors; title: Pricing systems and prices paid to growers; title: Input credit and extension; title: Quality control; title: Valorization of seed cotton by-products; title: Cotton research; title: Yield and returns to farmers; title: Cost efficiency of companies, overall sector competitiveness, and macro impact; title: Conclusions.