In the 1980s, cotton production in sub - Saharan Africa expanded significantly. Annual production growth averaged 4.7 percent between 1980 and 1990, compared with only 1.2 percent for 1964-79. At the same time, cotton exports grew an average 8 percent a year, compared with almost no growth between 1964 and 1979. Concern has been expressed, at the World Bank and elsewhere, about the adding-up problem of expanding exports for commodities that are highly...
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1993/05/31
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS1139
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Should sub-Saharan Africa expand cotton exports?
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cotton export