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There are over 20 million smallholder cotton farmers in Africa Cotton is a commercial crop grown mainly for its fibre or lint, a raw material …
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French Development Agency to invest $83m in Ivory Coast cotton sector
Over a period of five years, the French Development Agency (AFD) will invest €68.5 million ($83.04 million) to increase cotton production in Ivory Coast, Bruno …
Read More »Kenya aims to produce 200,000 bales of GMO cotton by 2022
Kenya aims to increase its commercial production of GMO cotton by ten times next year. Its target is to involve over 200,000 farmers to boost …
Read More »Brazilian cotton index drops 4.96% in March
The CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton in Brazil dropped by 4.96 per cent for the month from February 26 to March 31, closing at 4.8088 BRL/pound …
Read More »South African woven cotton textile sector workers get 5.5% rise
Those working in the woven cotton textile sub-sector in South Africa will receive a 5.5 per cent wage increase, with effect from last month, i.e. …
Read More »Uzbekistan to prioritize local cotton for their textiles industry
Uzbekistan; Cotton over the marketing year (MY 2020-21), Uzbekistan expects to grow around 3.1 million cotton bales. A survey from the international textile MagazineTextilegence says …
Read More »Benin starts training session on PRC machinery to boost cotton sector
About 225 agricultural operators in Benin recently started a month-long training session on Chinese expertise in farm machinery operation. The target is to improve cotton …
Read More »BCI retailers & brands source 13% more cotton in 2020
In 2020, 192 Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) retailers and brand members sourced 1.7 million tonnes of Better Cotton, notwithstanding the significant impacts felt by retail …
Read More »Nigeria’s cotton market sees rebound after textile forex ban
By: Fatima Muktar The volume of production and consumption of cotton in the country rose by at least 7.5 per cent in 2020 after the …
Read More »SIMA appeals for withdrawal of import duty on cotton
Stating that the imposition of 10 per cent import duty on cotton is a severe blow for the cotton textile value chain, The Southern India …
Read More »Cotton exports to china increased significantly
Chinese ports’ cotton stocks are primarily from India, which ends the battle between India and China. As input from cotton traders and international businessmen in …
Read More »Cotton: A golden opportunity for South Africa?
BY: COBUS DE BRUYN Cotton is considered one of the world’s greatest poverty alleviating crops, with 150 million people worldwide relying on it for income. …
Read More »Sustainability – the Prime Focus for the U.S. Cotton Industry
Since Covid-19, it has been observed globally that sustainability has been one of the topics that has gained attention among the brands, retailers and consumers. …
Read More »Indian Cotton Market Is Finally Witnessing A Boom Time
By Vimal Verma The 2021 cotton market has started with a bullish trend. ICE Cotton futures for its March contract is already trading at USC …
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