Cotton
Aid by Trade Foundation Joins International Alliance for Sustainable Cotton Production in Chad
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has joined the newly formed Koskilna Compact alliance. This international multi-stakeholder coalition of non-governmental organisations, companies, and state...
Fiber & yarn
AbTF Publishes Independent Verification Results for Cotton made in Africa’s Standards
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is releasing the latest edition of its annual, aggregated report on the...
Editorial Pick: Textile News
IDF in India: Flexibility for the Upcycling of Textile Waste
Trützschler and the Indian company Gimatex have a long relationship that began in 2006. Since then, they have...
Middle East and Africa
Top Textile Companies in Azerbaijan
The Evolution of Azerbaijan's Textile Industry
Azerbaijan's textile industry has a rich history intertwined with the nation's cultural and...
Fiber & yarn
Gur Iplik: Expanding its Reach in South America
Interview with Mr. Tuna Tunali - Export manager at Gur Iplik
Gur Iplik, a leading Turkish textile manufacturer, is...
Nigeria’s Zamfara state to boost cotton production
The Zamfara state government in Nigeria recently received approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to finance 60,000 cotton and rice farmers, according...
Nigeria CBN to fund 1.6 mn cotton farmers this season
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will fund 1.6 million farmers in the 2020 wet season to help raise farm output. The apex bank...
The Better Cotton Initiative launches in Egypt
After many years’ of engagement and preparation, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a global not-for-profit organisation, together with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation...
Cotton Yarn Global exports drops 13.7% in 2019
The global trade of cotton yarn, containing 85.00 per cent more by weight of cotton, have shown a tremendous fall in the year 2019....
TANZANIA AIMS FOR 1 MILLION METRIC TONNE COTTON OUTPUT BY 2025
Tanzania plans to more than double its cotton production in the next five years as farmers increase cultivation, encouraged by higher prices for the...
TEXPROCIL Urges Govt. Support As Cotton Textile Exports Plummet
As per data released by the Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry, exports of cotton textiles touched US$ 9405 million during April to February...
Necessity of handing over cotton seeds factories to the Union of Cotton Agricultural Cooperatives
Improving the quality of cotton seeds is another important factor in the development of cotton cultivation, and in connection with increasing the quality of...
Associations urge cotton , textile sectors for joint action
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), UK-based Committee for International Cooperation Between Cotton Associations (CICCA) and International Cotton Association (ICA), US-based International Cotton Advisory Committee...
Egypt’s area under cotton harvest projected to decline
Egypt's area under cotton harvest is projected to drop by almost 35 per cent to 65,000 hectares (ha) in market year (MY) 2020-21 from...
Kenya beats Uganda in planting 1st transgenic cotton seed
Kenya’s agriculture cabinet secretary Peter Munya recently planted the country’s first transgenic Bt cotton seed with farmers at Alupe University College in Busia County,...
