Cotton Sector Development and Reform in Africa

A Directory of Publications, Presentations, and Useful Links Prepared by Food Security Group Researchers at Michigan State University and Their Host-Country Collaborators

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Cotton sector policy, structure and performance
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Continent Wide Top

Policy Briefs

Contract Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from cotton on what works and under what conditions. Tschirley, David L., Minde, Isaac, Boughton, Duncan H. ReSAKSS Issue Briefs http://www.resakss.org/. March 2009.
Structure des marchés du coton graine et performance du secteur coton : Plusieurs leçons mais pas de prescription de recommandations. Valerie Kelly and David Tschirley. Dossiers de politique du WACIP/MSU. Numéro: WACIP 2F. Novembre 2008. (CDIE reference number pending)
Le Coton en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre: Adaptation d’un Modèle réussi à de nouvelles réalités. Valerie Kelly et David Tschirley. Dossiers de politique du WACIP/MSU. Numéro: WACIP 1F. Novembre 2008. (CDIE reference number pending)
Seed Cotton Market Structure and Cotton Sector Performance: Many Lessons but No Fixed Prescriptions. Valerie Kelly and David Tschirley. WACIP/MSU Policy Brief #2. November 2008. (CDIE reference number pending)
Cotton in West and Central Africa: Adapting a Successful Model to New Realities. Valerie Kelly and David Tschirley. WACIP/MSU Policy Brief #1. November 2008. (CDIE reference number pending)

Research Papers

Comparative Analysis of Organization and Performance of African Cotton Sectors: Learning From Experience of Cotton Sector Reform in Africa. Draft Final Report. David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Nicolas Gergely, Patrick Labaste, John Baffes, Duncan Boughton, and Gérald Estur. September 6, 2007. (This paper was commissioned by the World Bank. This draft version appears here by the permission of the World Bank; the final version will be published as an official World Bank publication)

Presentations

Institutional Diversity and Performance in African Cotton Systems: Learning from Experience in WCA and ESA. Presented by David Tschirley on behalf of research team (Tschirley, Poulton, Gergely, Labaste, Baffes, Boughton, Estur). International Conference on cotton "Rationale and evolution of cotton policies" Amphi Jacques Alliot, CIRAD, Montpellier. May 13-17, 2008.
Comparative Analysis of Cotton Sector Reforms in SSA. Presented on behalf of the study team by David Tschirley (MSU) and Patrick Labaste (AFTAR). Africa Region SDD Knowledge Network BBL Series 8/ November 2007.

West Africa Top

Research Papers

Sécurité alimentaire et filières agricoles en Afrique de l'Ouest: Enjeux et perspectives quatre ans après la dévaluation du franc CFA. A set of policy syntheses prepared for a workshop by the same title organized by INSAH and MSU, Dakar, Senegal, December 1998. Filière Coton
Food Security and Agricultural Subsectors in Africa: Future Prospects and Key Issues Four Years After the Devaluation of the CFA Franc. A set of policy syntheses prepared for a workshop by the same title organized by INSAH and MSU, Dakar, Senegal, December 1998. Cotton Subsector

East/Southern Africa Top

Policy Briefs

Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia. Duncan Boughton, David Tschirley, Higino de Marrule, Afonso Osório and Ballard Zulu. 10 December 2002. Flash volume 34E.

Research Papers

IDWP 88. The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Experience by David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, and Duncan Boughton. 2006.

Presentations

Análise Comparativada Competividadedo Subsector Algodoeiro em África. Pontos fortes e fracos da Cadeia de Valores do Subsector Algodoeiro Moçambicano. Raúl Pitoro, com apoio de Duncan Boughton, David Tschirley, e Gilead Mlay.Apresentação na Reunião Annual de Algodão. Nampula, Outubro de 2008.
Experiência de Diferentes Modelos de Promoção de Algodão em África e Implicações para Moçambique: Aprendendo das Reformas na África Ocidental e Oriental/Austral. Gilead Mlay e Raul Pitoro. Apresentação na Reunião de Negociação de Preço. Beira, 11 de Abril 2008.
Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia. Duncan Boughton, David Tschirley, Afonso Osorio, and Ballard Zulu. Presented at USAID/MSU Workshop on "What Works for African Smallholders: Input Use and Market Development in the Context of Limited Credit Markets." Washington, D.C., June 5, 2003.

Mali Top

Success Stories

Mali’s White Revolution: Smallholder Cotton from 1960 to 2003. James Tefft. Paper presented at the InWEnt, IFPRI, NEPAD, CTA conference “Successes in African Agriculture”. Pretoria. December 1-3, 2003.

Professional Publications

Cotton in Mali: The 'White Revolution' and Development. James Tefft. In Democracy and Development in Mali, R. James Bingen, John M. Staatz and David Robinson, eds., pp. 211-242. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2000.

Zambia Top

Policy Briefs

Input Credit Provision for Cotton Production: Learning from African Neighbors and Meeting Zambia's Challenges. Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley. Number 28. November 2007.
Prices Paid to Cotton Farmers: How Does Zambia Compare to its African Neighbors? David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 27. November 2007.
Farm Yields and Returns to Farmers from Seed Cotton: Does Zambia Measure Up? Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley. Number 26. November 2007.
Increasing Demand for Quality in World Cotton Markets: How has Zambia Performed? David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 25. November 2007.
Urgent Need for Effective Public-Private Coordination in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Deliberations on the Cotton Act. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Number 21. April 2007
Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces. Stephen Kabwe, Cynthia Donovan, and David Samazaka. Number 18. December 2006.
An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector. Ballard Zulu and David Tschirley. Number 9. 2004.
Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges. David Tschirley and Ballard Zulu. Number 7. 2003.
Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia. C. Donovan, M. Damaseke, J. Govereh, and D. Simumba. Number 4. 2002.
Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector. FSRP Team. Number 1. 2000.

Research Papers

Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe. Working Paper No. 26. (This paper will also be published as a World Bank Discussion Paper). September 2007.
Reprint: The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience. David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Duncan Boughton. Working Paper No. 18. Food Security Research Project. Lusaka, Zambia. June 2006.
Cotton in Zambia: an Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future. David Tschirley, Ballard Zulu, and James Shaffer. Working Paper 10. February 2004.
Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia. C. Donovan, M. Damaseke, J. Govereh, and D. Simumba. Working Paper 5. April 2002.
Improving Smallholder and Agri-business Opportunities in Zambia's Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options. Food Security Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia. Working Paper 1. March 2000.

Presentations

Cotton Sector Regulation in Zambia. A Preliminary Case Study. David Tschirley, Stephen Kabwe. Presented at "Virtual Workshop on Cotton Sector Regulation in Africa" sponsored by the World Bank. 29 June 2009.
The Evolution of the Cotton and Textile Industry in Zambia. Stephen Kabwe. A presentation at ICAC Research Associate Program, Washington DC, 10 April, 2009
ACF/FSRP/Cotton Industry Policy Dialogue: "Comparative Assessment of Cotton Sector Reform Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Zambia Learn About the Way Forward for It's Cotton Industry?" 27 Nov 07. ACF Conference Room, Lusaka, Zambia.
- Agenda
- Comparative Analysis of Cotton Sector Reforms in SSA. Overview of Approach and Broad Findings. David Tschirley.
- Input Credit Provision for Cotton Production Learning from African Neighbors and Meeting Zambia’s Challenges. Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley.
- Performance on Pricing to Farmers. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe.
- Increasing Demand for Quality in World Cotton Markets. How has Zambia Performed? Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley.
- Farm Yields and Returns to Farmers. David Tschirley and Stephen Kabwe.
An Effective Public-Private Coordination in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Deliberation on the Cotton Act. Stephen Kabwe and David Tschirley. Presented at the Agricultural Consultative Forum. May, 2007.
Competition and Coordination in Cotton Market Systems in Southern and Eastern Africa. Cross-Country Workshop International Cotton Workshop, Protea Lodge, Chisamba, Zambia, 1-2 February, 2005.
- Context and Overview: Comparing Performance Across the Four Sectors. Colin Poulton.
- Regional Cotton Stakeholders’ Workshop: Zambia Country Report. Ballard Zulu.
- Competition and Coordination in the Zimbabwe Cotton Sector 2001 – 2004. Benjamine Hanyani-Mlambo, Colin Poulton and Marianne Nylandsted Larsen.
- Regional Cotton Stakeholders’ Workshop: Mozambique Country Report. Dave Tschirley.
- Competition and Coordination in the Tanzanian Cotton Sector 2001-2004. Colin Poulton.
- Competition and Coordination in Liberalised African Cotton Market Systems. Lessons from Cross-Country Analysis 2001-2003. The Project Team.
Competition and Coordination in Cotton Market Systems in Southern and Eastern Africa Project. Imperial College, UK.

Mozambique Top

Flash / Policy Briefs

Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia, volume 34E - 10 December 2002.
Number 34 Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food-Cropping Food Security in Mozambique's Cotton Belt Paul J. Strasberg. 1998.

Research Papers

Prospects for BT Cotton In Mozambique. Raul Pitoro, Tom Walker, David Tschirley, Scott Swinton, Duncan Boughton, and Higino de Marrule. IIAM-DFDTT Research Report No. 5E. June 2009.
RP59E. The Economics of Smallholder Households in Tobacco and Cotton Growing Areas of the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique. Rui Benfica, Julieta Zandamela, Arlindo Miguel, and Natércia de Sousa. August 2005.
RP 5P - Inquérito ao Sector Familiar da Província de Nampula: O Algodão na Economia Camponesa. MOA/MSU/UA Equipa de Pesquisa (Novembro de 1991).
RP 5E - A Socio-Economic Survey in the Province of Nampula: Cotton in the Smallholder Economy. MOA/MSU/UA Research Team (January 1991).

Presentations

Experiência de Diferentes Modelos de Promoção de Algodão em África e Implicações para Moçambique: Aprendendo das Reformas na África Ocidental e Oriental/Austral. Gilead Mlay e Raul Pitoro. Apresentação na Reunião de Negociação de Preço. Beira, 11 de Abril 2008.
A Economia dos Agregados Familiares em Áreas de Fomento de Algodão e Tabaco do Vale do Zambeze, Moçambique. Presentation of research results from RP59E made by Rui Benfica (MSU) at the Ministry of Agriculture of Mozambique. Maputo, May 2005.
Competition and Coordination in Cotton Market Systems in Southern and Eastern Africa. Cross-Country Workshop. Lusaka, Zambia. February 2005

Professional Publications

Pitoro, Raul, Walker, T., Tschirley, D., Swinton, S., Boughton, D. and de Marrule, H. Can Bt Technology Reduce Poverty Among African Cotton Growers? An Ex Ante Analysis of the Private and Social Profitability of Bt Cotton Seed in Mozambique. Contributed Paper prepared for presentation at the International Association of Agricultural Economists´ Conference, Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009.
Pitoro, Raul Oscar. Assessing The Potential Economic Benefits of Transgenic Cotton in Mozambique. M.Sc. Thesis. 2004.

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Cotton Sector Development and Reform in Africa

A Directory of Publications, Presentations, and Useful Links Prepared by Food Security Group Researchers at Michigan State University and Their Host-Country Collaborators

The themes covered in this directory include:

Continent Wide Top

West Africa Top

East/Southern Africa Top

Mali Top

Zambia Top

Mozambique Top

Useful Links on Cotton in Africa Top

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