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156Table 12.1 (Cont<strong>in</strong>ued)Type <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dicator Indicator Expected performance Realized performance CommentsInput provision■ Percentage <strong>of</strong>cotton farmersreceiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>putcredit■ Adequacy <strong>and</strong>quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>putcredit package,if provided■ Repayment rate■ National <strong>and</strong> localmonopolies best onprovision <strong>and</strong>repayment;<strong>in</strong>determ<strong>in</strong>ate onadequacy <strong>and</strong> quality■ Concentrated, marketbasedsectors nextbest on provision;possibly with better<strong>in</strong>centives on adequacy<strong>and</strong> quality■ Competitive sectorsunable to provide<strong>in</strong>put on creditExpectations largely confirmed:■ % receiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>put credit: 100% <strong>in</strong>all WCA countries; Mozambique,<strong>and</strong> Zambia; 90%–95% <strong>in</strong>Zimbabwe (2006/07); 0% <strong>in</strong>Tanzania; subsidized cash sale <strong>in</strong>Ug<strong>and</strong>a (where past experimentswith credit unsuccessful)■ Adequacy worst (though variable)<strong>in</strong> Mozambique; best <strong>in</strong> WCA,Zimbabwe (before 2003), <strong>and</strong>Ug<strong>and</strong>a (under hybrid system)■ Credit repayment consistently>90% <strong>in</strong> WCA; highly variable <strong>in</strong>Mozambique, Zambia; 90% butfall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> ZimbabweExpectations largely confirmed, withexception <strong>of</strong> Mozambique, wheresome companies provide almostno extension■ WCA <strong>and</strong> (to a lesserextent) Zimbabwe, Ug<strong>and</strong>aprovide fertilizer; Ug<strong>and</strong>a’sprovision enabled by hybridsystem imposed oncompetitive structure.■ Adequacy fall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>Zimbabwe, very low amongnew entrants.■ Tanzania able to providesmall amounts <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>putthrough forced sav<strong>in</strong>gsmechanism.ExtensionResearch■ Provision <strong>of</strong>assistance■ Qualitativeassessment <strong>of</strong>quality■ Number <strong>of</strong>varieties released<strong>and</strong> taken up <strong>in</strong>past 10 years■ Use <strong>of</strong> newtechnologies(GM varieties,low-volumeherbicides)Same as <strong>in</strong>put provision,though extension <strong>in</strong>general expected tobe weaker than <strong>in</strong>putcredit provisionNo clear prediction—though monopoly <strong>and</strong>concentrated systemsmay have bettercompany <strong>in</strong>put <strong>in</strong>tobreed<strong>in</strong>g workNo clear pattern: Mali (6) <strong>and</strong>Zimbabwe (4) have most releases;WCA hav<strong>in</strong>g seen much greaterorganizational stability <strong>in</strong> research<strong>in</strong> the past, because <strong>of</strong> persistence<strong>of</strong> national monopoly approachMeasurement very difficult,<strong>and</strong> dist<strong>in</strong>ction betweenprovid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>put <strong>and</strong>extension advice notalways clearNature <strong>of</strong> agricultural researchthat means history exerts abig <strong>in</strong>fluence; impact <strong>of</strong>sector type limited by factthat state still controlscotton research <strong>in</strong> mostcountries

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