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EU-Africa Cotton Partnership - concise update & CRM -

EU-Africa Cotton Partnership - concise update & CRM -. Dakar, 24-25 November 2005. Feb 2004: two Communications EU-Action Plan on agricultural commodities Proposal for EU-Africa Cotton Partnership April 2004: EU-Council Conclusions Endorsement of both

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EU-Africa Cotton Partnership - concise update & CRM -

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  1. EU-Africa Cotton Partnership- concise update & CRM - Dakar, 24-25 November 2005

  2. Feb 2004: two Communications EU-Action Plan on agricultural commodities Proposal for EU-Africa Cotton Partnership April 2004: EU-Council Conclusions Endorsement of both Cotton: measures on trade & on development supporting cotton in Africa:competitiveness; policies and institutions; cotton in EPAs and price risk management 5-6 July 2004 Paris: EU-Africa Cotton Forum Endorsement of Partnership Action Plan Preparation of Partnership

  3. International trade Dialogue at forum  WTO framework agreement  WTO cotton subcommittee Trade & development interlinked National & regional strategies Enhance policy priority to commodities Regard cotton from strategic perspective Policies & institutions Efficiently operating cotton companies Reinforce producer organizations and business associations Efficient input-output credit transactions EU-Africa Cotton PartnershipAction Plan:7 areas

  4. 4. Technological innovation Improved soil fertility and reduced pesticide use High yielding seed varieties Instrument classing systems Risk management & finance Hedging pilots in cotton Work on self-insurance systems Cotton risks linked to shock management strategy Chain Integration (textile) 7. Coordination EU-Africa Cotton Partnership7 main action areas

  5. EU-Africa Cotton PartnershipEU Support – National & Regional • National level: • Strategies & Policies • Institutional Strengthening • TOTAL – about € 100 million for West-Africa • Regional level: • Focus on regulatory environment • Ongoing project on rapid machine-based testing of cotton (through UNIDO) • General: regional integration and trade facilitation

  6. Preparation of €45m international capacity building program on agricultural commodities, incl €15m cotton (for ACP) Indicative involvement of International Organisations: FAO: strategies/plans, diversification World Bank: risk management UNCTAD: transactions/information CFC: projects (such as on instrument classing) ITC: marketing/chain analysis; EC contribution of €25m to a Global Index Insurance Facility, under preparation by WB EU-Africa Cotton PartnershipEU Support - International level

  7. EU-Africa Cotton PartnershipEC Support - CRM • Support to World Bank work (CRM group; GIIF) • FLEX (see separate presentation) • General/Sectoral Budget Support • Finding complementarity with other initiatives (‘toolbox approach’)

  8. EU-Africa Cotton PartnershipLooking Ahead • Partnership is for the long term • 2006: ETR of 9th EDF • 2006: programming 10th EDF (2008-2012) based on national priority setting for poverty alleviation • Conclusion: importance of adequate prioritisation of cotton in national development plans and strategies

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