Improving ginning technologies and reviewing taxes to benefit cotton farmers in the United Republic of Tanzania

Mwinuka, Lutengano; Maro, F.

Improving ginning technologies and reviewing taxes to benefit cotton farmers in the United Republic of Tanzania

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2013

Authors

Mwinuka, Lutengano

Maro, F.

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FAO

Abstract

MAFAP analysis shows that producers of raw cotton received prices that were lower than what they would have received without policy interventions and with better functioning value chains. These low prices were associated with taxes and levies in the cotton market. Moreover, cotton farmers would get better prices if the technical efficiency of ginners was improved. The reasons why only a very small percentage of cotton lint is spun domestically, and levels of additional processing remain persistently low, should be explored further.

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Full Text Article. Also available at: http://www.fao.org/3/aq553e/aq553e.pdf

Keywords

Low prices, High taxes, Agricultural exports, Cotton, Global demand, Taxation, Raw cotton, Value chain, Cotton market

Citation

Mwinuka, L. and Maro, F. (2013). Improving ginning technologies and reviewing taxes to benefit cotton farmers in the United Republic of Tanzania (11). Tanzania:FAO

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2343

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