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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Badiane, Ousmane, Ghura, Dhaneshwar, Goreux, Louis, Masson, Paul
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2002-07
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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