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COTTON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE KENEDOUGOU AREA (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali)

COTTON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE KENEDOUGOU AREA (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali). West African Cotton Improvement Program (USAID/WACIP) Cotton Contamination Prevention Project (CCPP) Presentation 11ième Journées A.C.A, March 2013 B Ouedraogo /W v Campen. Main objective.

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COTTON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE KENEDOUGOU AREA (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali)

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  1. COTTON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE KENEDOUGOU AREA(Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali) West African Cotton Improvement Program (USAID/WACIP)Cotton Contamination Prevention Project (CCPP) Presentation 11ième Journées A.C.A, March 2013 B Ouedraogo/W v Campen

  2. Main objective Sustainable improvement of yields, cotton quality, and income of producers and cotton companies

  3. Main interventions • Training and extension of best practices; • Production and distribution of cotton-made harvesting kits; • Promotion and installation of humidification systems in ginneries;

  4. Film cotton contamination

  5. Main results (1) • Sustainable yield increases • Easy recovery of investments in humidification equipment (1-2 seasons) • Improved quality of cotton in target areas (top grade + 8%, increased fiber length)

  6. Main results (2) Reduced contamination: • Overall contamination (trash included) : • Seed cotton: reduction from 11 to 6 kg/Mt • Fiber: reduction from 6 to 4 kg/mT • Polypropylene contamination • In seed cotton: reduction from 4 to 1 g/MT • in fiber: reduction from 3 to 1 g/MT

  7. Recommendations • General adoption of innovations by all cotton companies • More emphasis on marketing of Africa cotton to improve its image

  8. Thankyou for your attention

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