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Pathways to Improved Profitability and Sustainability of Cotton Cultivation at Farm Level in Africa: an Approach to Addressing Critical Knowledge Gaps

Kelly, Valerie A.; Boughton, Duncan; Magen, Benjamin B. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

In 2009, the World Bank published a comparative study of cotton sector reforms, based on detailed case studies carried … out during 2007/08 in nine of Africa’s main cotton producing countries. The purpose of the study was to draw practical … insights from the diversity of experiences in institutional reforms of cotton sectors and to better understand the strengths …

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Determinants of Adoption of Minimum Tillage by Cotton Farmers in Eastern Zambia

Grabowski, Philip P.; Kerr, John M.; Haggblade, Steven; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2014

Conservation agriculture (CA) is heralded as a means to increase yields and reverse land degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Low adoption levels have led to a polarized debate about the merits of conservation agriculture with critics questioning the suitability of the technology and proponents...

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The Economics of Smallholder Households in Tobacco and Cotton Growing Areas of the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique

Benfica, Rui M.S.; Zandamela, Julieta; Miguel, Arlindo; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2005

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique

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Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector

Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2000

This policy brief highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report. However the problems and opportunities facing the industry are very complex, and cannot be easily summarized in this brief. Hence one goal of this policy brief is to encourage interested parties to obtain, review...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519293

Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces

Kabwe, Stephen; Donovan, Cynthia; Samazaka, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

This research focuses on the performance in the Magoye ripper in maize and cotton production in Eastern and Southern …, resulting in net profits per hectare of ZK575,800 in Eastern Province and ZK93,800 in Southern Province; In cotton, the input …

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An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector

Zulu, Ballard; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004

cash crops including cotton, the proposed creation of a Cotton Board, and the emergence in 2003 of District Council levies … as a point of conflict between local governments and cotton companies. The purpose of the paper is to provide guidance to …

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Le Coton en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre: Adaptation d’un Modèle réussi à de nouvelles réalités

Kelly, Valerie A.; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008

Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development under the WACIP project funded by USAID (Programme de Renforcement du Secteur Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre

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Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia

Donovan, Cynthia; Damaseke, M.; Govereh, Jones; Simumba, D. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2002

fertilizer profitable in Zambia for maize and cotton in the smallholder sector?” This study identifies the key components … fertilizer use on maize and cotton. Several cases are selected and the results are evaluated. Private profitability for the …

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Improving Smallholder and Agri-Business Opportunities in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options

Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2000

The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken...

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A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.

Tschirley, David L.; Kabwe, Stephen - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed … cotton production rose from 32,000 metric tons (mt) to about 180,000 mt a decade later (three-year averages centered on 1994 …

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