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Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa ... - infoDev

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88Table 7.1 Summary Information on Quality Control Mechanisms <strong>and</strong> Results <strong>in</strong> Study CountriesCountrySector typeNumber<strong>of</strong>varietiesNumber<strong>of</strong> seedcottongradesStrictness<strong>of</strong> seedcottongrad<strong>in</strong>gShare <strong>of</strong> l<strong>in</strong>tclassed by<strong>in</strong>strumenttest<strong>in</strong>g(percent)Classificationrat<strong>in</strong>gShare <strong>of</strong>l<strong>in</strong>t classed1 1 ⁄8 <strong>in</strong>ches<strong>and</strong> above(percent)Reputation forcontam<strong>in</strong>ationOverallreputation<strong>and</strong> trendEstimatedweightedaveragepremiumoverCotlookA Index(US¢/lb)Ben<strong>in</strong> Hybrid 1 2 Lax 5 Average 76 Moderatelycontam<strong>in</strong>atedBurk<strong>in</strong>a FasoCameroonMaliMozambiqueLocalmonopolyNationalmonopolyNationalmonopolyLocalmonopoly3 3 Lax n.a. (samplebasis)2 2 Strict 0, butmicronairetests foreach baleGood 80 Moderatelycontam<strong>in</strong>ated<strong>and</strong> improv<strong>in</strong>gGood 65 Among mostaffected bystick<strong>in</strong>ess butimprov<strong>in</strong>gsharply2 3 Very lax 6 Average 98 Among themostcontam<strong>in</strong>ated8 2 Lax 0 Poor ~ 15–20 Moderatelycontam<strong>in</strong>atedGood butirregularGood,improv<strong>in</strong>gGood,improv<strong>in</strong>g(enteredf<strong>in</strong>e cottonmarketsegment)Average,improv<strong>in</strong>gPoor, possiblyimprov<strong>in</strong>g+1+1+20–2

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