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;

5. Film cotton contamination

6. 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)

7. 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

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

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