The NEtwork of Cotton Socio-Economics is set up by the Project to constitute a pool of scientists to provide information and references on existing research works or to implement additional studies, notably on the impacts of the NCP in Europe. Its set up contributes to producing scientifically-based policy orientation and scientifically supporting EU policy making. It is original in concentrating and organizing social science research works according to the commodity sector they pertained to.
Such a data base will hence be both origin and effect of the new research network. A specific computer tool is being carried out to enable decentralized and multi-lingual use of the reference data base.
It is open to all scientists whose research works have dealt or are dealing with the various socio-economic effects of cotton production and processing.
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