"The Zambian cotton sector went through significant reforms during the 1990s. After a long period of parastatal control …, a process of liberalization in cotton production and marketing began in 1994. These reforms were expected to benefit … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for …

result, Africa as a whole remains a net importer of textiles and clothing even though it is a net exporter of cotton. The …, few African countries have managed to establish a presence in the global textiles and apparel markets until recently. As a … products: i) increased competition from large, low-wage producers such as India, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan following the …