02435cam a2200421 a 4500 wbnk9780821377703 20260707173133.0 m d cr mn| 081205s2009 dcuab sb i001 0 eng 2008049852 GBA906824 bnb 014884198 Uk 9780821377703 (OCoLC)ocn277118373 DLC DLC UKM C#P BWX CDX DLC fb----- HD9087.A3587 O74 2009 338.1/73510967 22 51369 51365 Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa [electronic resource] : Learning from Reform Experience Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2009. xxxiv, 233 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. Agriculture and rural development Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. [Washington, D.C.] : World Bank Group, [2007]. (World Bank e-Library) s 2007 dcu n s Cotton trade Africa, Sub-Saharan. 74511 Cotton growing Africa, Sub-Saharan. 74512 Tschirley, David L. (David Lawrence) 74513 Poulton, Colin. 74514 Labaste, Patrick, 1952- 73436 Agriculture and rural development series. 73625 World Bank e-Library. http://www.worldbank.icebox.ingenta.com/content/wb/bk17770 51369 51365