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LPP, a Polish fashion company, has partnered with Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) to begin another year of growth towards international standards for sustainable cotton. …
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Cotton Council International Hosts COTTON USA SOLUTIONS Seminar in India
By Yash Bhatia Cotton Council International (CCI) hosted a COTTON USA SOLUTIONS seminar in Coimbatore, India, on Dec. 17, the first in-person event there since …
Read More »Cotton Price May Remain at Current Level
By Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University Strong cotton demand is driving the price The 79th plenary session, “Fortifying the Cotton Supply Chain: New Approaches …
Read More »Why Egypt’s textile sector could not reach to the world level it deserves
Interview With Ilknur Biyik Ahmed Commercial Director at Ministry of Public Sector, Cotton & Textile Industries Holding By: Kohan Textile Journal 1. Please let us …
Read More »Cotton Prices Hit 10-Year High
Cotton prices surged to a 10-year high, reaching US$ 1.16 per pound and touching levels not seen since July 7, 2011. So far, higher costs …
Read More »COVID-19 and Africa’s cotton production
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 …
Read More »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 …
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