"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 …

"Four West African nations have demanded that the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton … Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. The … authors provide estimates of the potential economic impacts of (1) complete or partial removal of cotton subsidies and import …

"The authors provide estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton and of …, adoption of GM cotton varieties by other developing countries-especially in Sub-Saharan Africa-could provide even larger … remove cotton subsidies and import tariffs globally. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors examine the price linkages among polyester (the dominant chemical fiber), cotton (the dominant natural … cotton and polyester prices, well above the co-movement observed between these two prices and prices of other primary … commodities. b) Crude oil prices have a stronger effect on polyester prices compared with cotton prices. c) Price shocks …