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Seed Cotton Market Structure and Cotton Sector Performance: Many Lessons but No Fixed Prescriptions

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Publication date
12/11/2008
Number of Pages
6
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Working Papers & Briefs
Focus Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus Topic:
Market / Trade
Type of Risk:
Market-related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk assessment
Commodity:
Crops
Author
Valerie Kelly, David L. Tschirley
Organization
Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

This Policy Brief summarizes evidence reported in a recent study on the links between seed cotton market structures and selected cotton sector performance indicators in nine African countries (Tschirley et al. 2008). The purpose of the study is to contribute to better design and implementation of cotton sector reforms by building a reliable, broad assessment of cotton sector performance from detailed empirical information collected and analyzed by independent researchers and cotton sector experts.