Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa [electronic resource] : learning from reform experience / editors, David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2009.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 233 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- Tschirley, David L. (David Lawrence)
Poulton, Colin
Labaste, Patrick, 1952- - Access Online:
- serialssolutions.com
- Series:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Restrictions on Access:
- License restrictions may limit access.
- Contents:
- 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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- ISBN:
- 9780821377703
0821377701
9780821378236 (electronic)
0821378236 (electronic) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.
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