Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa :   learning from reform experience / 
editors, David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste. 
 - xxxiv, 233 pages :  illustrations, map ;  23 cm. 
 - Agriculture and rural development .
 - Agriculture and rural development series. World Bank e-Library. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / David Tschirley -- Market context / John Baffes and Gerald 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 / Gerald 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0821377701 0821378236 (electronic) 9780821377703 9780821378236 (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049852 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA906824  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014884198  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cotton growing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Cotton trade--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9087.A3587  / O74 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.1/73510967