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" Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : "
editors, David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste.
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BL
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986362
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b740732
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| Title & Author
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Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : : learning from reform experience /\ editors, David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: World Bank,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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Agriculture and rural development
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 233 pages) :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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0821378236
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: 9780821378236
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0821377701
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9780821377703
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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This book provides an empirically based, analytical assessment of the experience of reform in nine countries across Sub Saharan Africa representing a range of cotton sector structures, a must-read for all persons with a serious interest in an empirical evaluation of the performance of cotton industry structures in Africa.
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Cotton growing-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Cotton trade-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Agribusiness.
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Cotton growing.
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Cotton trade.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Sustainable Agriculture.
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Sub-Saharan Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.1/73510967
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HD9087.A3587O74 2009eb
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Labaste, Patrick,1952-
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Poulton, Colin.
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Tschirley, David L., (David Lawrence)
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