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Goreux, Louis M.

Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa Louis M Goreux. [electronic resource] / Louis M Goreux. - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. - 1 online resource (21 p.) - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 02/173 . - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 02/173 .

Cotton production in West and Central Africa (WCA) has contributed to growth and poverty reduction. Recently, the objective of poverty alleviation has been adversely impacted by the downward pressures on world prices (exacerbated by subsidies by major cotton producers outside Africa). Several countries in WCA are undergoing reforms in the cotton sector to stimulate greater market competition and raise the share of the international price going to farmers. While these efforts would help to improve rural income irrespective of the world market situation, they would be more powerful in combination with a reduction in other countries' subsidies in this sector.

ISBN: 1451858647 : 15.00 USD

ISSN: 1018-5941

Standard No.: 10.5089/9781451858648.001 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cotton Production
Cotton Sector Reform
Cotton Sector
Cotton Subsidies
Crop
Farm

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
China, People's Republic of
United States
West and Central Africa