Boris Odilon Kounagbé Lokonon

Acreage Response of Cotton in Benin: Macro-level Response and Some Policy Implications

Boris Odilon Kounagbé Lokonon · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

Cotton is very important for the economy and for poverty alleviation in Benin. However, cotton lint production started having a decreasing trend since 2003, and this is due to the decline in cotton acreage. Thus, to help inform policy decisions on how cotton production could be b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/12785

Cotton Lint Export Trade in the Midst of Distortion: What are the Competitiveness Statuses of Major Players in the Industry? Case of 12 Selected Countries

David Boansi, Boris Odilon Kounagbé Lokonon & John Appah · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

The world’s cotton production and export industry has for some time now witnessed protests from various producers and exporters on distortionary measures (notably subsidies) instilled by some major players (including the United States, India and China) and the downward pressure s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11913

Co-integration Analysis of the Determinants of Cotton Lint Exports from Mali

David Boansi, Boris Odilon Kounagbé Lokonon & John Appah · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

Following recent declines in volume and value of cotton lint exports from Mali, we made use of the Johansen Full Information Maximum Likelihood test to identify the magnitude and effects of key drivers of cotton lint exports from the country. In this regard, we estimated two prim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11440