TY - BOOK AU - Labaste,Patrick AU - Poulton,Colin AU - Tschirley,David L. TI - Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : : learning from reform experience T2 - Agriculture and rural development SN - 0821377701 AV - HD9087.A3587 O74 2009 U1 - 338.1/73510967 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Cotton growing KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Cotton trade N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index; 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 UR - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7770-3 ER -