Cotton in West Africa
ISBN: 9789264025066
Platform/Publisher: OECD / OECD Publishing
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapters; Download: chapters
Subjects: Agriculture and Food / Development / Trade;

In West Africa, approximately 16million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. But subsidies in the developed world have suppressed cotton prices and have made it difficult for West African producers to compete. Compounding the problem, WTO negotiations on the problem have been suspended. This publication contends that the dialogue between developed and developing countries on this topic must continue. It sets out the regional stakes linked to the economic and social importance of cotton in West Africa. It retraces the consultation process on the West African cotton crisis with the aim of finding a negotiated solution acceptable to all parties. Also discussed are the challenges and the measures that need to be taken over the medium and long term in order to prevent this sub-sector's sudden collapse.


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