The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia

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 agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnera...

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Main Authors:	Balat, Jorge F., Porto, Guido G.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COTTON COTTON GROWING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SALES COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPPING DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EQUILIBRIUM EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FARM FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMERS FARMING FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD SECURITY FREE TRADE GDP GINNERIES GRAIN GROUNDNUTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR MARKETS LIVESTOCK LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MAIZE MAIZE GRAIN MALNUTRITION MINES NASH NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDE PESTICIDES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POSITIVE EFFECTS POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INCREASES PRODUCE PRODUCERS PRODUCTION OF COTTON PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUOTAS RURAL POVERTY SEED SEED COTTON SMALLHOLDERS SOIL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUNFLOWERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOBACCO TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES WAGES WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WTO
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spelling	okr-10986-85982021-04-23T14:02:43Z The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia Balat, Jorge F. Porto, Guido G. ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COTTON COTTON GROWING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SALES COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPPING DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EQUILIBRIUM EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FARM FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMERS FARMING FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD SECURITY FREE TRADE GDP GINNERIES GRAIN GROUNDNUTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR MARKETS LIVESTOCK LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MAIZE MAIZE GRAIN MALNUTRITION MINES NASH NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDE PESTICIDES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POSITIVE EFFECTS POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INCREASES PRODUCE PRODUCERS PRODUCTION OF COTTON PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUOTAS RURAL POVERTY SEED SEED COTTON SMALLHOLDERS SOIL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUNFLOWERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOBACCO TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES WAGES WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WTO 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 agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. The authors investigate the connection between the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for poverty alleviation. They find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. They also find income gains associated with cotton production, as well as positive impacts on the long-run nutritional status of Zambian children. The impacts, however, are relatively small. 2012-06-20T21:46:11Z 2012-06-20T21:46:11Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6252189/wto-doha-round-cotton-sector-dynamics-poverty-trends-zambia-wto-doha-round-cotton-sector-dynamics-poverty-trends-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8598 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3697 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Zambia
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topic	ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COTTON COTTON GROWING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SALES COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPPING DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EQUILIBRIUM EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FARM FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMERS FARMING FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD SECURITY FREE TRADE GDP GINNERIES GRAIN GROUNDNUTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR MARKETS LIVESTOCK LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MAIZE MAIZE GRAIN MALNUTRITION MINES NASH NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDE PESTICIDES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POSITIVE EFFECTS POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INCREASES PRODUCE PRODUCERS PRODUCTION OF COTTON PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUOTAS RURAL POVERTY SEED SEED COTTON SMALLHOLDERS SOIL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUNFLOWERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOBACCO TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES WAGES WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WTO
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CASH CROPS CASSAVA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COTTON COTTON GROWING COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION COTTON SALES COTTON SECTOR COTTON SEEDS CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPPING DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EQUILIBRIUM EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FARM FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMERS FARMING FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD SECURITY FREE TRADE GDP GINNERIES GRAIN GROUNDNUTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR MARKETS LIVESTOCK LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MAIZE MAIZE GRAIN MALNUTRITION MINES NASH NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDE PESTICIDES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POSITIVE EFFECTS POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INCREASES PRODUCE PRODUCERS PRODUCTION OF COTTON PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH QUOTAS RURAL POVERTY SEED SEED COTTON SMALLHOLDERS SOIL CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUNFLOWERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOBACCO TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES WAGES WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WTO Balat, Jorge F. Porto, Guido G. The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
geographic_facet	Africa Zambia
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3697
description	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 agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. The authors investigate the connection between the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for poverty alleviation. They find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. They also find income gains associated with cotton production, as well as positive impacts on the long-run nutritional status of Zambian children. The impacts, however, are relatively small.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Balat, Jorge F. Porto, Guido G.
author_facet	Balat, Jorge F. Porto, Guido G.
author_sort	Balat, Jorge F.
title	The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
title_short	The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
title_full	The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
title_fullStr	The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
title_full_unstemmed	The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia
title_sort	wto doha round, cotton sector dynamics and poverty trends in zambia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6252189/wto-doha-round-cotton-sector-dynamics-poverty-trends-zambia-wto-doha-round-cotton-sector-dynamics-poverty-trends-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8598
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The WTO Doha Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics and Poverty Trends in Zambia

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