Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa

Cotton production is truly a success story in West and Central Africa. The region is now the second largest exporter of lint, after the United States, with a world market share of 15 percent. Despite its strong performance in the past, the sector i...

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Main Authors:	Badiane, Ousmane, Ghura, Dhaneshwar, Goreux, Louis, Masson, Paul
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS AUDITS BIDDING BUDGETARY SUPPORT CASH CROPS CEREALS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS CORN COTTON COTTON CROP COTTON CULTIVATION COTTON GROWING COTTON MARKETING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CPI CROP CROP YIELDS CROPS DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FARM FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FIBERS FINANCIAL MARKETS GINNERIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH POTENTIAL INCOME INCOME GENERATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKET FORCES MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MEAL MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NET EXPORTS OIL OILSEEDS PEST MANAGEMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICING MECHANISMS PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING RENT SEEKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SALES SEED SEED COTTON SEED VARIETIES SORGHUM SOYBEANS STOCKS SUBSTITUTION TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOLATILITY WTO COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON GINS COTTON INDUSTRY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SECTORAL POLICY GROWTH PROMOTION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1965820/cotton-sector-strategies-west-central-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18195

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spelling	okr-10986-181952021-04-23T14:03:42Z Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa Badiane, Ousmane Ghura, Dhaneshwar Goreux, Louis Masson, Paul AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS AUDITS BIDDING BUDGETARY SUPPORT CASH CROPS CEREALS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS CORN COTTON COTTON CROP COTTON CULTIVATION COTTON GROWING COTTON MARKETING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CPI CROP CROP YIELDS CROPS DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FARM FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FIBERS FINANCIAL MARKETS GINNERIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH POTENTIAL INCOME INCOME GENERATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKET FORCES MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MEAL MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NET EXPORTS OIL OILSEEDS PEST MANAGEMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICING MECHANISMS PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING RENT SEEKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SALES SEED SEED COTTON SEED VARIETIES SORGHUM SOYBEANS STOCKS SUBSTITUTION TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOLATILITY WTO COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON GINS COTTON INDUSTRY EXPORTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SECTORAL POLICY GROWTH PROMOTION COTTON PRODUCTION WTO Cotton production is truly a success story in West and Central Africa. The region is now the second largest exporter of lint, after the United States, with a world market share of 15 percent. Despite its strong performance in the past, the sector is characterized by several institutional and structural weaknesses that jeopardize its viability in an era of increasing globalization of the cotton industry. The sector's future performance will also depend on the implications of cotton sector policies in major producing countries such as the United States, the European Union, and China. This paper examines how the above factors may affect future growth of the region's cotton industry. It also identifies the changes that are required to enable countries in the region to fully exploit the sector's significant growth potential. 2014-05-07T16:16:41Z 2014-05-07T16:16:41Z 2002-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1965820/cotton-sector-strategies-west-central-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18195 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2867 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa West Africa
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topic	AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS AUDITS BIDDING BUDGETARY SUPPORT CASH CROPS CEREALS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS CORN COTTON COTTON CROP COTTON CULTIVATION COTTON GROWING COTTON MARKETING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CPI CROP CROP YIELDS CROPS DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FARM FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FIBERS FINANCIAL MARKETS GINNERIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH POTENTIAL INCOME INCOME GENERATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKET FORCES MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MEAL MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NET EXPORTS OIL OILSEEDS PEST MANAGEMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICING MECHANISMS PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING RENT SEEKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SALES SEED SEED COTTON SEED VARIETIES SORGHUM SOYBEANS STOCKS SUBSTITUTION TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOLATILITY WTO COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON GINS COTTON INDUSTRY EXPORTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SECTORAL POLICY GROWTH PROMOTION COTTON PRODUCTION WTO
spellingShingle	AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS AUDITS BIDDING BUDGETARY SUPPORT CASH CROPS CEREALS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS CORN COTTON COTTON CROP COTTON CULTIVATION COTTON GROWING COTTON MARKETING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CPI CROP CROP YIELDS CROPS DEVALUATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FARM FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FIBERS FINANCIAL MARKETS GINNERIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH POTENTIAL INCOME INCOME GENERATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARKET FORCES MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MEAL MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NET EXPORTS OIL OILSEEDS PEST MANAGEMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICING MECHANISMS PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING RENT SEEKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SALES SEED SEED COTTON SEED VARIETIES SORGHUM SOYBEANS STOCKS SUBSTITUTION TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOLATILITY WTO COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON GINS COTTON INDUSTRY EXPORTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SECTORAL POLICY GROWTH PROMOTION COTTON PRODUCTION WTO Badiane, Ousmane Ghura, Dhaneshwar Goreux, Louis Masson, Paul Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2867
description	Cotton production is truly a success story in West and Central Africa. The region is now the second largest exporter of lint, after the United States, with a world market share of 15 percent. Despite its strong performance in the past, the sector is characterized by several institutional and structural weaknesses that jeopardize its viability in an era of increasing globalization of the cotton industry. The sector's future performance will also depend on the implications of cotton sector policies in major producing countries such as the United States, the European Union, and China. This paper examines how the above factors may affect future growth of the region's cotton industry. It also identifies the changes that are required to enable countries in the region to fully exploit the sector's significant growth potential.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Badiane, Ousmane Ghura, Dhaneshwar Goreux, Louis Masson, Paul
author_facet	Badiane, Ousmane Ghura, Dhaneshwar Goreux, Louis Masson, Paul
author_sort	Badiane, Ousmane
title	Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
title_short	Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
title_full	Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
title_fullStr	Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa
title_sort	cotton sector strategies in west and central africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1965820/cotton-sector-strategies-west-central-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18195
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Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa

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