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Cotton
Cotton is an industrial crop, grown mainly for the textile, food and cosmetics sectors. It is one of the mainstays of cropping systems in tropical and sub-tropical regions, which also include food crops. Expanding research on cotton cropping systems in the global South therefore contributes to development and to the food self-sufficiency of people in those countries.
Books and documents
- , Estelle Biénabe, Alain Rival, Denis Loeillet (ed.), Springer, 2017
- , Michel Crétenet, Jean-Paul Gourlot (ed.), Quæ, 2016
- , Serge Volper, Quæ, 2011
- Le Cirad et le coton en petit paysannat africain : les grandes questions de recherche, 热博体育, 2009
- Le coton dans la zone franc depuis 1950 : un succès remis en cause, R. Levrat, L’Harmattan, 2009
- , M. Jeanguyot, Quæ, 2008
- Le coton en Afrique occidentale et centrale avant 1950 : un exemple de la politique coloniale de la France, R. Levrat, L’Harmattan, 2008
- , EU-ACP, 2008
- , CSAO/OECD, 2006
- Cotton in West Africa: The economic and social stakes, OECD, 2006
- , R. Frydrych, J.P. Gourlot, Cirad, 2001
- Manuel qualité pour les filières cotonnières : guides techniques, WAEMU, 2006
Useful links
- ( EU-Africa Partnership on cotton)
- (International Cotton Advisory Committee)
- (International Cotton Researchers Association)
Scientific publications
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