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

technology transfer, 170–71by typology of sector, 174–80WCA. See West and Central AfricaWECARD (West and Central AfricanCouncil for AgriculturalResearch and Development),107, 170West African Economic and MonetaryUnion (WAEMU), 17bWest and Central Africa (WCA). Seealso specific countriesCFA exchange rate, 17–18bcompany cost efficiency in, 139, 140,142, 144costs, ginning and FOB-to-CIF,199–201tcountries in study from, xxv, 6, 7fexports from, 12farmer associations in, 34–35farmer types in, 137historical background and recentevolution of cotton sectorsin, 31–38input credit and extension,importance to expansion ofcotton production, 73IPCs, 36–38macroeconomic impact of cottonsectors in, 147, 150marketing of cotton from, 25monopolies in, 4–6, 31–34, 65, 74,145–47, 160–64, 172,174–77oil and cake markets, 99, 101–2performance and structure ofsector, link between,xxviii–xxxprices and pricing systems in, 66–68,67t, 71–72privatization of cotton companies in,35–36productivity in, 105, 118–22, 118f,120f, 182–98t, 202–3tquality control in, 90reform efforts in, xiv, xxiv, 6research in, 106–7, 111, 112returns to farmers, 127, 128, 129,131, 132West and Central African Council forAgricultural Research andDevelopment (WECARD),107, 170World Bankbiosafety project, 171Environmentally and SociallySustainable DevelopmentDepartment (Africa Region),xiiiworld cotton market. See internationalcotton marketWorld Trade Organization (WTO), xiv,4, 21x-inefficiency, 207n39yields, productivity of. See underprofitabilityZambiaatomization of supply in, 206n26company cost efficiency in, 140, 141t,142f, 143f, 144, 162, 210n79exchange rate, 18focus group discussions by farmertype, methodology for,134, 136historical background and recentevolution of cotton sector in,40–44inclusion in study, xxv, 6, 7finput credit and extension in, 73,77–81, 79–81b, 83tmacroeconomic impact of cottonsector in, 148–49t, 150f, 151toil and cake markets, 27t, 98t, 102overall competitiveness, 145,146f, 163performance and behavior factorsbeyond structure, 59–60bperformance and structure of sector,link between, xxviii, xxix,xxx, 161–64prices and pricing system in, 68–71,69t, 70tproductivity, 120f, 121f, 122, 209n73,209n74, 210n88232 INDEX