Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 253


2. Background 254
   2.1 Cocoa and cotton in West Africa 254
   2.2 Structural adjustment and privatization 258
   2.3 Effects of agronomy and environment on value chains 260
   2.4 Prices along the value chain 261
   2.5 Smallholder farmers 266
   2.6 International interventions 267


3. Issues 268
   3.1 “Shortening” the marketing chain 268
   3 .2 Tax incidence 269
   3.3 Public goods after privatization 270
   3.4 Quality 271
   3.5 Inputs and credit 272


4. Policy options 273
   4.1 Privatization 273
   4.2 Pricing and taxation 274
   4.3 Institutional development 276


5. Successful innovations 277
   5.1 Producer organizations 277
   5.2 Fair trade 278
   5.3 Credit 279
   5.4 Multinationals 279


6. Implications for small farmers 280


7. References 283