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The Economics of Roller Ginning Technology and Implications for African Cotton Sector

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dc.contributor.authorEstur, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorGergely, Nicolas
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-17T19:21:01Z
dc.date.available2017-07-17T19:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractThis report is the final product of a follow-up study undertaken after the completion of the comparative analysis of organization and performance of cotton sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study published by the World Bank in 2008. The objective of this complementary study is to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the main available technologies to separate the lint from the raw cotton, roller ginning and saw ginning, and carry out an economic analysis of the respective benefits of these two technologies for cotton producing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The study shows that the choice of ginning technology is an important factor of performance and is in turn influenced by the cotton sector structure. The type of ginning technology also has an impact on lint quality, and, as roller ginning is less damaging to the fiber than saw ginning, it can generate a price premium. The overall economic advantage of roller gins vs. saw gins appears to be significant in the Sub-Saharan African context, and likely to increase in the future as the demand for quality is becoming more and more stringent. Thus, although there are technical and organizational issues to address in order to fully capture the benefits of the technology, the introduction of roller ginning is likely to improve the competitiveness of African cotton and facilitate the transition towards more competitive cotton sectors.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/155031468010247522/The-economics-of-roller-ginning-technology-and-implications-for-African-cotton-sector
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27585
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27585
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Working Paper Series;No. 129 (a)
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE YIELDS
dc.subjectBALING
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCDI
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPONENTS
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOTTON GINNING
dc.subjectCOTTON GROWING
dc.subjectCOTTON INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOTTON PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOTTON SECTOR
dc.subjectCOTTON SEED
dc.subjectCOTTONSEED
dc.subjectDEVICES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFABRICS
dc.subjectFAIR TRADE
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFIBER
dc.subjectFIBERS
dc.subjectFIBRES
dc.subjectFIBRES TEXTILES
dc.subjectGINNERIES
dc.subjectHARVESTERS
dc.subjectHARVESTING
dc.subjectHIGH- SPEED
dc.subjectHIGH-SPEED
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLEATHER
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectMONITORS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRICE PREMIUM
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectRAINFED AREAS
dc.subjectRAW MATERIALS
dc.subjectSAN
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED COTTON
dc.subjectSEED TYPES
dc.subjectSEED VARIETIES
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSPINNING
dc.subjectTEXTILE
dc.subjectTEXTILE GOODS
dc.subjectTEXTILE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTEXTILE MACHINERY
dc.subjectYARN
dc.subjectYARNS
dc.titleThe Economics of Roller Ginning Technology and Implications for African Cotton Sectoren
dc.title.alternativeLes principes economiques de la technologie d'egrenage a rouleaux et ses implications pour les secteurs Africains du cotonen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Economics of Roller Ginning Technology and Implications for African Cotton Sector
okr.date.disclosure2011-07-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:55:55.390675Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/155031468010247522/The-economics-of-roller-ginning-technology-and-implications-for-African-cotton-sector
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14517502
okr.identifier.report62868
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/155031468010247522/pdf/628680WP0Econo00Box0361494B0PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicAgriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topicIndustry::Agricultural Industry
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