"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 … crucially on the extent to which high-income countries are willing to lower domestic support to their cotton farmers. "--World … Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. The …

remove cotton subsidies and import tariffs globally. "--World Bank web site …"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 …

-varies sharply around the world, with large differences among countries at similar levels of income. This paper argues that … work for development. "--World Bank web site …

of these countries, representing major world regions and accounting for close to 80 percent of the developing world's GDP …. "--World Bank web site …

larger effort in the group to understand the sources of growth and volatility"--World Bank web site …