Cotton
Regenerative Cotton Standard®: Impressive Results Following First Harvest in India
With higher crop yields, lower costs and an increased awareness of regenerative agriculture, the Regenerative Cotton Standard® (RCS) is delivering promising results after only...
Africa
Aid by Trade Foundation Announces New Head of Business Development
Valéa Vadaleau will join the Aid by Trade Foundation team as Head of Business Development on March 1,...
Editorial Pick: Textile News
T-SCAN: Indian Customers Confirm Impressive Performance
Removing foreign parts from cotton is a challenging task. That’s why our T-SCAN technology features multiple modules that...
Africa
Better Cotton Completes Certification Transition, Enhances Supply Chain Oversight
Better Cotton has today completed its transition to become a certification scheme. This strategic move underscores the organisation’s...
Economy News
Spinnova Oyj (Finland) Joins ITMF As Corporate Member
Based in Finland, Spinnova has developed patented technology for making textile fibre from wood pulp or waste, such...
Kenya launches commercial growing of transgenic cotton
The Kenyan government has given 16.3 metric tonnes of genetically modified cotton seeds to farmers in the eastern region.The seeds will be distributed to...
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol joins the Cotton 2024 coalition
Memphis – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been recognized by the Cotton 2040 partnership, which is encouraging more sustainably produced cotton.Convened by sustainability...
Malawi: Gwengwe Commends Cotton Investment Companies
Salima — Minister of Trade, Sosten Gwengwe says he is impressed with the contribution cotton investment companies are making to boost the cotton industry...
Cameroon: Government announces strategic merger between Sodecoton and Cicam to create an industrial cotton-textile pole by 2030
(Business in Cameroon) - In the framework of its 2020-2030 national development strategy, Cameroon announces that there will be a strategic merger between Société...
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Launches Four-Part Documentary Series on West African Cotton Sector
JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, November 5, 2020/APO Group/ The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)...
The organic cotton sewing thread certified GOTS
Do you want to seam SUSTAINABLE?Do you want to embroider BIOLOGICAL?The sewing thread you are using now is notCERTIFIED?BIO-COTTON IS MIC SEWING THREAD FIRST...
Australian cotton industry upset with China’s export shift
Cotton Australia and Australian Cotton Shippers Association, have announced that Australian cotton industry is working to understand apparent changes for cotton export conditions to...
Cotton is Superior in Destabilizing Coronavirus
By: Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USAPorous cotton substrates are better in destabilizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With global COVID-19 cases over 37 million...
ZIMBABWE TO ACCELERATE COTTON INDUSTRY GROWTH
The Zimbabwe government recently released its vision for the country’s cotton industry that aims to accelerate growth in the sector besides enhancing sustainability.In the...
Kenya: To Grow Kenya’s Textile Industry, We Must Revive Cotton Farming
Cotton lint is the most important input in the textile industry. Cottonseed is crucial in the vegetable oil and animal feed industries. Cotton grows...
