03176oam 22006975 450 991077829470332120200520144314.01-280-94031-X97866109403180-8213-7132-010.1596/978-0-8213-7131-2(CKB)1000000000476457(EBL)459333(OCoLC)234083934(SSID)ssj0000089685(PQKBManifestationID)11124242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089685(PQKBWorkID)10092042(PQKB)10373575(MiAaPQ)EBC459333(Au-PeEL)EBL459333(CaPaEBR)ebr10180729(CaONFJC)MIL94031(OCoLC)935270799(The World Bank)152568664(The World Bank)ocn152568664(US-djbf)14994536(EXLCZ)99100000000047645720070905d2007 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStrategies for cotton in West and Central Africa : enhancing competitiveness in the "Cotton 4" /Ilhem Baghdadli, Hela Cheikhrouhou, Gael RaballandWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2007.xviii, 88 pages illustrations, map ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 108Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7131-2 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. The Cotton Sector in West and Central Africa: A Success Story with Challenges Ahead; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; 2. Increasing Yields; 3. Reducing Post-harvest Costs and Improving Quality; 4. Enhancing Sales Revenues; 5. Promoting Competitiveness Through Sector Reforms; Appendixes; BibliographyBased 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 1990's 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,World Bank e-Library.Cotton tradeAfrica, CentralCotton tradeAfrica, WestCotton tradeCotton trade338.17351096Baghdadli Ilhem1572062Cheikhrouhou Hela1972-1557597Raballand Gaël604724UUMUUMBAKERBTCTADLCBOOK9910778294703321Strategies for cotton in West and Central Africa3854077UNINA