Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : learning from reform experience /

This book provides an empirically based, analytical assessment of the experience of reform in nine countries across Sub Saharan Africa representing a range of cotton sector structures, a must-read for all persons with a serious interest in an empirical evaluation of the performance of cotton industr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tschirley, David L. (David Lawrence), Poulton, Colin, Labaste, Patrick, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2009.
Colección:Agriculture and rural development series.
Temas:
Cotton trade > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Cotton growing > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Coton > Culture > Afrique subsaharienne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Cotton growing
Cotton trade
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / David Tschirley
  • Market context / John Baffes and Gérald Estur
  • Historical background, recent institutional evolution of African cotton sectors / Nicolas Gergely and Colin Poulton
  • A typology of African cotton sectors / Colin Poulton and David Tschirley
  • Pricing systems and prices paid to growers / John Baffes, David Tschirley, and Nicolas Gergely
  • Input credit and extension / David Tschirley
  • Quality control / Gérald Estur, Colin Poulton, and David Tschirley
  • Valorization of seed cotton by-products / Nicolas Gergely and Colin Poulton
  • Cotton research / Duncan Boughton and Colin Poulton
  • Yields and returns to farmers / Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste, and Duncan Boughton
  • Cost efficiency of companies, overall sector competitiveness, and macro impact / Nicolas Gergely
  • Conclusions / Patrick Labaste, Colin Poulton, and David Tschirley.

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