01837cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002059 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451858648 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Goreux, Louis. Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa / Louis Goreux, Paul Masson, Dhaneshwar Ghura, Ousmane Badiane. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (21 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Cotton production in West and Central Africa (WCA) has contributed to growth and poverty reduction. Recently, the objective of poverty alleviation has been adversely impacted by the downward pressures on world prices (exacerbated by subsidies by major cotton producers outside Africa). Several countries in WCA are undergoing reforms in the cotton sector to stimulate greater market competition and raise the share of the international price going to farmers. While these efforts would help to improve rural income irrespective of the world market situation, they would be more powerful in combination with a reduction in other countries' subsidies in this sector. Mode of access: Internet Badiane, Ousmane. Ghura, Dhaneshwar. Masson, Paul. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/173 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2002/173/001.2002.issue-173-en.xml IMF e-Library