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

Sustainable improvement of yields, cotton quality, and income of producers and cotton companies

Main interventions• Training and extension of best

practices; • Production and distribution of

cotton-made harvesting kits;• Promotion and installation of

humidification systems in ginneries;

Film cotton contamination

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)

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

Recommendations• General adoption of

innovations by all cotton companies

• More emphasis on marketing of Africa cotton to improve its image

Thank you for your attention