Actions for Cotton in Tanzania : breaking the jinx
Cotton in Tanzania : breaking the jinx / Joe C.B. Kabissa, BSc, MSc, PhD., Former Head of Cotton R & D at Ilonga ; Zonal Director of Research & Training, Lake Zone and Director General, Tanzania Cotton Board, currently Executive Director, Kamal-Agro Co. Ltd
- Author
- Kabissa, Joe C. B.
- Published
- Bukoba, Tanzania : Tanzania Educational Publishers Ltd, [2014]
- Physical Description
- xxviii, 308 pages : map ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- 1.1.The declining contribution of agriculture to the GDP -- 1.2.Post - colonial agricultural policies -- 1.3.Tanzanian cotton is not "White Gold" any more -- 1.4.First centenary of cotton farming in Tanzania -- ch. Two Cotton: A Global Overview -- 2.1.Species of cultivated cotton -- 2.2.The cotton value chain supports millions of livelihoods -- 2.3.Global cotton output has been on the rise -- 2.4.Cotton production has become concentrated in few countries -- 2.5.In SSA commodity dependency persists -- 2.6.Cotton production and trade are distorted by government policies -- 2.7.Real revenue from cotton per ha in dollar terms has declined over time -- ch. Three Cotton In Tanzania: A Historical Overview -- 3.1.Cotton: An introduced crop -- 3.2.Cotton farming did not start off smoothly -- 3.3.Cotton farming faces a myriad of constraints -- 3.4.The relevancy of Cotton R&D -- 3.5.The rise of agricultural marketing cooperatives -- 3.6.The launching of the Tanganyika Lint and Seed Marketing Board -- 3.7.The advent of the Arusha Declaration and compulsory villagization -- 3.8.The reform of cooperative unions -- 3.9.The case for market reforms -- 3.10.Liberalization did not live up to the expected results -- 3.11.The need for a Cotton Sector Development Strategy -- ch. Four Cotton Research & Development In Tanzania -- 4.1.Cotton farming was introduced on wrong assumptions -- 4.2.Cotton R&D agenda -- 4.3.Adjusting cotton farming to variable rainfall -- 4.4.Converting from broadcasting to line planting -- 4.5.Facilitating cotton to coexist with competing crops -- 4.6.The need to conserve soil fertility in the short and long term -- 4.7.Promotion of need based management of insects, weeds and diseases -- 4.8.Capacity building to deal with emerging challenges -- ch. Five The Saga Of The Red Bollworm In Tanzania -- 5.1.Cotton and the insect problem -- 5.2.The Debate: Why the Quarantine Zone? -- 5.3.Reasons on why the red bollworm is feared -- ch. Six Cotton Production In Tanzania -- 6.1.A century of cotton farming in Tanzania -- 6.2.Cotton production is characterized by low average yields -- 6.3.Annual output fluctuates markedly between seasons -- 6.4.In the ECGA production has stagnated -- 6.5.Policy changes tend to have a bearing on production -- 6.6.How the jinx was broken -- 6.7.CSDS -- 1 -- 6.8.CSDS -- 2 -- 6.9.Setting up the CDF -- 6.10.Launching of the "pass book" system -- 6.11.Jump -- starting cotton production -- 6.12.Promoting compliance to best farming practices -- 6.13.Institutionalization of a one variety - one zone system -- 6.14.Institutionalization of CDTF -- ch. Seven Cotton Marketing In Tanzania -- 7.1.The cotton market prior to liberalization -- 7.2.The "cotton season" controversy -- 7.3.Producer prices during a free market era -- 7.4.New marketing challenges after liberalization -- 7.5.Institutionalization of the practice called "Pamba hewa" -- 7.6.Increased contamination and adulteration of cotton -- 7.7.Emergence of the "Marching guys" -- 7.8.Paucity of warehouses -- 7.9.The cotton market is without a level playing field -- 7.10.The business environment has worsened -- ch. Eight The Ginning Industry In Tanzania -- 8.1.The need for a paradigm change in ginning -- 8.2.Present status of the Tanzania ginning industry -- 8.3.The status of lint production, export and consumption in Tanzania -- 8.4.Challenges facing ginning and lint trade -- 8.5.Supply -- side challenges -- 8.6.Demand -- side challenges -- 8.7.Global trade issues -- 8.8.The need for increased classing of cotton -- 8.9.The need for price risk management -- 8.10.Trading via the International Merchants -- ch. Nine The Textile And Apparel Industries In Tanzania -- 9.1.Moving from production of lint for export to production of textiles and apparels for export -- 9.2.Massive entry in the county of "mitumba" -- 9.3.Improving the prospects for increased textile and apparel manufacturing in Tanzania -- ch. Ten The Cotton Stakeholders In Tanzania -- 10.1.Farmers -- 10.2.The cooperative unions -- 10.3.Cotton R&D -- 10.4.Extension services -- 10.5.Input providers -- 10.6.Tanzania Cotton Association -- 10.7.Tanzania Cotton Board -- 10.8.Oil Millers -- 10.9.Textiles and Apparel Manufacturers -- 10.10.Local Government Authorities -- 10.11.State Agencies -- 10.12.Stakeholders' Meetings -- ch. Eleven Cotton And Politics In Tanzania -- 11.1.Politics of cotton -- 11.2.Politicization of extension services -- 11.3.Politicization of prices -- 11.4.Politicization of the red bollworm -- 11.5.Politicization of co-operatives -- 11.6.Conclusion -- ch. Twelve The Future Of Cotton In Tanzania -- 12.1.The Tanzania cotton industry is by no means jinxed -- 12.2.New initiatives for boosting production, productivity and quality -- 12.2.1.Contract farming -- 12.2.2.Village Auction System -- 12.2.3.The Warehouse Receipt System -- 12.3.Fostering a value chain perspective to cotton development -- 12.4.Walking the talk on Public- Private Partnership -- 12.5.Enhancing the legal -- regulatory framework -- 12.6.The need for a reform of the global trade regime -- 12.7.Concluding comments -- ch. Thirteen Policy Recommendations.
- Subject(s)
- Cotton trade—Tanzania
- Cotton—Economic aspects—Tanzania
- Economic development—Tanzania
- Cotton trade—Tanzania—History
- Cotton trade—History
- Cotton—Economic aspects
- Cotton trade
- Economic development
- Coton—Industrie et commerce—Tanzanie—Histoire
- Coton—Aspect économique
- Baumwollanbau
- Baumwollindustrie
- Textilindustrie
- Agrarökonomik
- Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Entwicklung
- Tansania
- Tanzania
- Tanzanie—Politique économique
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9987070078
9789987070077 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-306).
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