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82Table 6.1 Summary <strong>of</strong> Input Supply <strong>and</strong> Extension SystemsIndicatorsCountryCurrentsectorstructure <strong>and</strong>governanceMechanisms forextension <strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>put creditsupplyPercentage <strong>of</strong>cotton <strong>in</strong>putsourced<strong>in</strong>dependentlyby farmersReceiv<strong>in</strong>g somecotton <strong>in</strong>putcreditReceiv<strong>in</strong>g someextension advice;quality <strong>of</strong> adviceUs<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>organicfertilizersAdequacy <strong>and</strong>quality <strong>of</strong>packagereceived oncreditCostCreditrepaymentratesËËËËËLESS COMPETITIVEMaliCameroonNationalmonopolyNationalmonopolyExtension <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>dcredit byCMDT t<strong>of</strong>armer throughcooperatives;littleoperational<strong>in</strong>volvement byfarmersExtension <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>dcreditjo<strong>in</strong>tly managed<strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>anced bySODECOTON<strong>and</strong> farmerapex; decreas<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>volvement <strong>of</strong>SODECOTONNegligibleNegligible, butreliance onSODECOTONis decreas<strong>in</strong>g≈ 100% cottonfarmers, >90%all farmers <strong>in</strong>cotton zones≈ 100% cottonfarmers, >90%all farmers <strong>in</strong>cotton zonesProvision comparableto <strong>in</strong>put credit;quality decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gover timeProvision comparableto <strong>in</strong>put credit;quality trend notclear≈ 100%≈ 100%Treated seed, urea,compound,pesticides, someherbicides;questions aboutseed quality <strong>and</strong>appropriateness<strong>of</strong> fertilizerreceivedTreated seed, urea,compound,pesticides, someherbicides; littleor noadjustment todiffer<strong>in</strong>g agroecologicalconditionsSt<strong>and</strong>ard packageUS$119/ha(“at cost”)35%–45% <strong>of</strong>meanproductionvalueSt<strong>and</strong>ard packageUS$123/ha(“at cost”)35%–45% <strong>of</strong>meanproductionvalue95%; fell to90% asearly as200195%–99%.;fell to90% 2006Burk<strong>in</strong>a Faso Local monopoly Extension <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>dcredit by3 companies t<strong>of</strong>armers, withsome limitedoperationalNegligible;<strong>in</strong>tention totransfer task t<strong>of</strong>armers, butlimited progress≈ 100% cottonfarmers, 85% <strong>of</strong>all farmersacross wholecotton zoneProvision comparableto <strong>in</strong>put credit;quality trend notclear≈ 100%Treated seed, urea,compound,pesticides, someherbicides; littleor noadjustmentSt<strong>and</strong>ard packageUS$171/ha45%–55%meanproductionvalue; seed95%

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