Synthesis of the outcomes of the interviews at the European level

In order to assist the national processes of interaction between cotton sector stakeholders, and within the participative approach embedded in the project methodology, two national surveys in Greece and Spain were carried out to capture stakeholders opinions, notably farmers’ opinion, on the NCR . This report presents a comparative assessment of the results of both studies.

The communication abstracts are now available for download

The ISSCRI International conference on the "Rationales and evolutions of cotton policies" took place in Montpellier (France), May 13-17, 2008.

There were 28 communications split into four sessions: "Panorama on cotton policies in the world"; "Impacts of cotton policies on production and producers"; "Cotton policies, production factors and modes"; "Cotton policies, retrospective and prospective".

The international conference on "Rationales and evolutions of cotton policies" took place in Montpellier (France), May 13-17, 2008

More than 80 persons, from 21 countries, attended the conference. A dozen of peoples, representing other five countries, have failed coming for visa issues.

Powerpoint presentations are made available here. They are ordered following the four sessions which composed the Conference.

Session 1: Panorama of cotton policies in the world

Cotton policy in debate: cotton subsidies and beyond (A. Guitchounts)

Cotton policy in the European Union: where are we now? (K. Mattas, A. Botonaki, K. Tsiboukas)

Cotton sector reform in Chad: on move or stucked? (K. Djondang, B. Wampfler, N. Tordina)

"Boost in Pakistan's Cotton Production to 20.7m Bales by the Year 2015": Conjecture or Veracity? (A.R. Soomro)

Session 2: Impacts of cotton policies on production and producers

Design of an Information System for the Characterisation of the Andalusian Cotton Exploitations (R. Granado díaz, J. J. Mora , M.A. Méndez, E. Recio Espejo and D. Polonio Baeyens)

Impact of the Cotton Subsidies Reform in Andalusia (R. Granado díaz, A. Martínez Vilela and D. Polonio Baeyens)

Exploring the factors affecting producers' willingness to continue the cotton production under the NCR (A. Botonaki, K. Mattas , E. Tsakiridou, D. Natos)

Progressive extensification of the cotton production in Spain (M. Arriaza)

CAP reform impacts to Greek cotton farmers: A mathematical programming approach (M. Korasidis, S. Rozakis, K. Tsiboukas)

The Evolution of Cotton Policies in Syria (H. Al Ashkar)

Impact of Bt Cotton on the Farmers' Livelihood System in China (G. Wang, Y. Wu, W. Gao, M. Fok, W. Liang)

Cotton Price Fluctuations at the Ground-level: Assessing the Difference in Impact in Rural Tanzania (H. K. Bargawi)

Vulnerability analysis of cotton farming in Burkina Faso: lessons for more efficient cotton policies (C. Renaudin)

Price adjustments to cotton crisis in Northern Cameroon: factors and consequences of farmers' adaptations (D.P. Folefack, J. Enam, C. Klassou)

Cotton policies in Central Africa and growers adaptive strategies: how to accompany them? (E. Mbetid-bessane, M. Havard)

Tottering associative process in Cameroon: collateral damage of the cotton policy adjustment? (J. Enam, C. Klassou, D. Folefack, P. Kouebou, M. Fok)

Session 3: Cotton policies, production factors and modes

Effects of the EU agricultural subsidies on the irrigation management in Spain (I. Lorite, M. Arriaza)

On the effects of technological innovation as a response to cotton policy change: the case of Bt cotton in Spain (M. Ceddia, M. Gomez-Barbero, E. Rodriguez-Cerezo)

Implications of the cotton sector reform on the input supply in Central Africa (D. Kadekoy-Tigague, D. Folefack, D. Koye)

Economical and social perspectives of transition to the mechanical cotton picking in Turkey (E. Oz)

State and market interaction: cotton variety and seed market development in China (M. Fok et N. Xu)

Precision Agriculture Adoption Policy: Evaluation of Impacts on World Cotton Markets (J. Malaga, S. Pan, R. Kulkarni)

Session 4: Cotton policies, retrospective and prospective

Round the cotton world issues in ten months: a guide of navigation (M. Fok and B. Monica-Gouirand)

Institutional Diversity and Performance in African Cotton Systems: Learning from Reform in West-Central Africa and East and Southern Africa (D. Tschirley, P. Labaste, C. Poulton, N. Gergely, D. Boughton)

Cotton policy in SSA: a matter of institutional arrangements related to farmers' constraints (M. Fok)

Application of the Theory of Networks to determine actions in regulating the cotton sector in Côte d'Ivoire (P. N'Cho)

Cotton Policy in India: A Study in Strategic Economic Management Initiative (J. George)

Demo of SLIRE : Internet tool for document referencing for scientists within networks (M. Fok)

Report on the activities to make known the ISSCRI Project

Technical Report on the execution of the ISSCRI Project, year 2007