Mr. Celestin Tiendrebeogo

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  He is talking about the youth and cotton farmers as well," said Célestin Tiendrebeogo, the manager of Sofitex in Burkina Faso's cotton capital Bobodioulasso, adding that the consequences of lower production is likely to have a ripple effect on other industries and the economy as a whole.
  
  Cotton-buying companies in the region are themselves struggling to survive.Sofitex's expenses were around 40 billion CFA (US$ 80.45 million) more than its income over the last two years, Mr Tiendrebeogo said.
  
  He expects things to get worse.

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  "If we are able to increase the yield per hectare by only 50 per cent, that would be a way to reduce poverty," says Celestin Tiendrebeogo, manager of Burkina Faso's state cotton firm, Sofitex.

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  "We already have good quality cotton seeds, and if we are able to increase the yield per hectare by only 50 percent, that would be a way to reduce poverty," said Celestin Tiendrebeogo, manager of Sofitex.

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  Celestin Tiendrebeogo, manager of Burkina Faso's state cotton firm, Sofitex, agrees."…If we are able to increase the yield per hectare by only 50 percent," he says, "that would be a way to reduce poverty."

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  BURKINA FASO: European banks lend money to boost... - [Cached Version]
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  Celestin Tiendrebeogo, the managing director of Sofitex, said the bank loan would benefit everyone involved in the Burkinabe cotton industry.
  
  "I am now satisfied because the producers will receive their money, the truck owners will be paid, the packing companies will be paid, the electricity company and so on and so forth," he said.

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  Celestin Tiendrebeogo, the president of SOFITEX, urged the government to move fast before farmers get discouraged and turn to something else."In 10, 15 years, we will have no choice but use GMOs given the increasing rate of resistance to pesticides.We can't hold on much longer, because the small farmers may stop growing cotton," he warns.
  
  "Cotton is vital for the country today.So we must explore every avenue which offers us the opportunity to boost revenues to the rural population by fighting the pests," he adds.

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  He is talking about the youth and cotton farmers as well," said Celestin Tiendrebeogo, the manager of Sofitex in Burkina's cotton capital Bobodioulasso, adding that the consequences of lower production is likely to have a ripple effect on other industries and the economy as a whole.
  
  Cotton buying companies in the region are themselves struggle to survive.Sofitex's expenses were around 40 billion CFA (US $80.45 million) more than its income over the last two years, Tiendrebeogo said.
  
  He expects things to get worse.

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  "If we are able to increase the yield per hectare by only 50 per cent that would be a way to reduce poverty," says Celestin Tiendrebeogo, manager of Burkina Faso's state cotton firm, Sofitex.

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  In an interview in his office in Bobo Dioulasso, Celestine T. Tiendrebeogo, the director general of Sofitex, the largest of the partly privatized cotton companies in Burkina Faso, used a Biblical metaphor to describe the African strategy.
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  "We have people who just want to drink clean water, feed themselves and have the basic needs of life," said Tiendrebeogo, the director general of Sofitex."In Europe and the U.S., the basic needs are met and the question is of having hobbies and recreation and vacations."
  
  Tiendrebeogo said that when the African countries insisted on being heard on the issue of subsidies in Cancun, no one was ready to give in.But when the press in Europe and organizations critical of American agriculture policy looked at cotton subsidies in depth, people began to see, he said, that the payments were, in his words, a "veritable gachis," a true waste.
  
  "When we raised the issue, the taxpayers in America realized that they were giving $4 billion to only 25,000 individuals; they realized this was a distorted use of public funds," he said."Beyond the imbalance, the cause at the domestic level -- this wealth distribution -- is a source of robust debate that may embarrass the (U.S.) government."
  
  The dispute over subsidies needs to be resolved soon, not drawn out, he said.
  
  "Someone has to show he is the best friend of Africans," he said."Decide.Today.

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  KSHB: Business - [Cached Version]
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  In an interview in his office in Bobo Dioulasso, Celestine T. Tiendrebeogo, the director general of Sofitex, the largest of the partly privatized cotton companies in Burkina Faso, used a Biblical metaphor to describe the African strategy.
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  Tiendrebeogo said that when the African countries insisted on being heard on the issue of subsidies in Cancun, no one was ready to give in.But when the press in Europe and organizations critical of American agriculture policy looked at cotton subsidies in depth, people began to see, he said, that the payments were a "veritable gachis," a true waste.
  
  "When we raised the issue, the taxpayers in America realized that they were giving $4 billion to only 25,000 individuals; they realized this was a distorted use of public funds," he said.

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