Implementation of the development assistance
aspects of the
cotton-related dECISIONS in the 2004 july package and
paragraph 12 of the hong kong ministerial declaration
Report of
the 38th Round of the Director-General's
Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton[1]
held on 10 november 2022
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1. The 38th Round of the Director-General's Consultative
Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC) took place on 10 November 2022
under the chairpersonship of Deputy Director‑General (DDG) Xiangchen Zhang
on behalf of Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
1.2. The meeting was held in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual
participation) and was attended by the Cotton-4 (C-4)[2],
other WTO Members, relevant partner organizations, and key experts from
the global cotton community.
1.3. The Chair noted that the DGCFMC meeting would be followed by
a roundtable entitled "The current market situation for fertilizers and
viable alternatives for cotton production", chaired by DDG Jean-Marie
Paugam and moderated by Ms. Marième Fall, Officer-in-Charge of the WTO Agriculture
and Commodities Division (AGCD).
[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their
rights and obligations under the WTO.
[2] Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali.