| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 88 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 108 |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 108.
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| Contents |
The cotton sector in West and Central Africa : a success story with challenges ahead -- Increasing yields -- Reducing post-harvest costs and improving quality -- Enhancing sales revenues -- Promoting competitiveness through sector reforms -- Appendixes. Implications of cotton policies ; Cotton and the Sixth WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong |
| Summary |
Based on comprehensive empirical studies, the paper identifies key reforms and defines strategies to enhance the competitiveness of the cotton sector in West and Central Africa. Lessons learned from the 1990s suggest that transferring public property to private enterprises is not enough, by itself, to put the sector back on a sustainable path. The cotton sector in most West and Central African countries is critical in terms of its contribution to GDP and exports as well as poverty reduction. Until recently, the cotton sector was characterized by a vertically integrated monopolistic structure |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cotton trade -- Africa, Central
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Cotton trade -- Africa, West
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
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Cotton trade
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Baumwollhandel
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Central Africa
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West Africa
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Westafrika
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Zentralafrika
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheikhrouhou, Hela, 1972-
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Raballand, Gaël.
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| LC no. |
2007298209 |
| ISBN |
9780821371329 |
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0821371320 |
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6610940312 |
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9786610940318 |
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128094031X |
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9781280940316 |
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