Baghdadli, IlhemCheikhrouhou, HelaRaballand, Gael2012-05-312012-05-312007978-0-8213-7131-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6784The objective of this report is to identify ways of enhancing competitiveness through sector reforms in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali (the Cotton-4). The report promotes best practices to manage cost and define sales strategies so as to enhance the contribution of the cotton sector to shared growth and lessen the risk of contingent liabilities borne by the countries. Areas of improvement, investigated in the report, are associated with the following three targets: 1) increasing yields to produce larger volumes; 2) reducing cost and increasing the reliability of grading; and 3) enhancing sales revenues. The report also explains how these targets can be effectively pursued through sector reforms. Guidance is provided on the types of investors needed to improve the competitiveness of the cotton sector in West and Central Africa and ways to design privatization lots.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTUREANIMALANIMAL TRACTIONANTITRUST LAWSAUCTIONSAUDIT REPORTSAUDITSAVERAGE YIELDSBAGSBIOSAFETYBREEDINGBUDGET CONSTRAINTSCAPITA CONSUMPTIONCASH CROPSCENTRAL AMERICACEREAL PRODUCTIONCEREALSCHEMICAL FERTILIZERSCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLOTHINGCLOTHING INDUSTRYCOLLUSIONCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVE FRINGECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSCORNCOTTONCOTTON CROPCOTTON INDUSTRYCOTTON MARKETINGCOTTON PRICECOTTON PRICESCOTTON PRODUCTIONCOTTON SECTORCOTTON YIELDSCROPCULTIVATED LANDCULTIVATIONCULTIVATION PRACTICESCULTIVATION TECHNIQUESDECISION MAKINGDEVALUATIONDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEEXCESS SUPPLYEXCHANGE RATESEXPECTED RETURNSFAIRFAIR TRADEFALLOW LANDSFAOFARMFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFEEDINGFERTILIZERFIBERFIBRESFIBRES TEXTILESFINANCIAL MARKETSFOOD CROPSFORAGEFORAGE CROPSFORECASTSGDPGENETIC MATERIALGINNERIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHERBICIDESHERDERSINCREASING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONINEFFICIENCYINPUT PRICESINSECTSINTERNATIONAL MARKETLINT COTTONLIVESTOCKMAIZEMANUREMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET EFFICIENCYMARKET PRICEMARKET PRICESMARKET SECTORMARKET SEGMENTSMARKET SHAREMARKET STRUCTUREMARKET VOLATILITYMARKETING BOARDMERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE EXPORTSMONOPOLIESMONOPOLYMORAL HAZARDMTMNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNICHE MARKETSNOMADIC HERDERSOPTIMIZATIONORGANIC FERTILIZERORGANIC MARKETSORGANIC MATTERPASTORALISTSPER CAPITA INCOMEPEST POPULATIONSPESTICIDEPLANTINGPLOWINGPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE CONTROLSPRICE DECLINESPRICE INCREASEPRICE INDEXPRICE MECHANISMPRICE RISKPRICE SETTINGPRICE STABILIZATIONPRICE TRENDPRICE VOLATILITYPRICES INDICESPRICING MECHANISMPRICING MECHANISMSPRICING SCHEMEPRICING SCHEMESPRODUCEPRODUCER PRICEPRODUCER PRICESPRODUCTION COSTSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC GOODPURCHASINGREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRETAILRICESAHELSALESALESSALES MANAGEMENTSEEDSEED COMPANIESSEED COTTONSEEDSSMALL GROWERSSMALL PRODUCERSSOIL ANALYSISSOIL FERTILITYSOILSSPREADSTOCKSSUBSTITUTESUGARSUPPLIERSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSURPLUSTARGET MARKETSTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETEXTILETEXTILE INDUSTRYTOTAL REVENUETRADITIONAL SEEDSTREESWAREHOUSEWEED GROWTHWEEDSWHEATWORLD MARKETWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOYIELD INCREASEYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7131-2