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Table 4.3.44-Opinion of changes in input marketing since 1992<br />

<strong>In</strong>put<br />

availability<br />

Timing of<br />

delivery<br />

Delivery<br />

location<br />

Fertilizer<br />

quality<br />

Pesticide/<br />

herbicide<br />

quality<br />

Member<br />

repayment<br />

Has improved 79% 69% 64% 64% 26% 53%<br />

Has worsened 15% 22% 13% 21% 67% 24%<br />

No change 5% 8% 22% 14% 6% 6%<br />

Was never a problem 1% 1% 15%<br />

Doesn`t know 1% 1% 1%<br />

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Survey of Groupements Villageois<br />

Table 4.3.45-Average delay in payment (months)<br />

1st cotton<br />

delivery<br />

2nd cotton<br />

delivery<br />

3rd cotton<br />

delivery<br />

4th cotton<br />

delivery<br />

Atacora 0.8 0.9 1.4 2<br />

Borgou 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.5<br />

Mono/Ouémé 3.2 3.1 3 2.6<br />

Zou 1.3 2 1.8 2<br />

Total 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Survey of Groupements Villageois<br />

Table 4.3.46-Problems in cotton marketing (percent of GVs citing)<br />

Problems in<br />

cotton grading<br />

Problems in<br />

cotton weighing<br />

Problems with<br />

cotton theft<br />

Atacora 65% 94% 6%<br />

Borgou 76% 94% 22%<br />

Mono/Ouémé 95% 95% 0%<br />

Zou 31% 57% 6%<br />

Total 65% 85% 14%<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Survey of Groupements Villageois<br />

Table 4.3.47-Opinion of changes in cotton marketing since 1992<br />

Cotton<br />

extension<br />

Cotton<br />

classification<br />

Cotton<br />

weighing<br />

Timing<br />

of payment Cotton theft<br />

Has improved 26% 61% 78% 19% 23%<br />

Has worsened 68% 24% 11% 73% 5%<br />

No change 6% 14% 11% 7% 6%<br />

Was never a problem 1% 62%<br />

Doesn`t know 1% 3%<br />

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Survey of Groupements Villageois<br />

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