Cotton

Climate Change Puts Africa’s Cotton and Textile Ambitions Under Pressure

Africa Elham Habibi - August 19, 2026 0

Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that begins far before the spinning mill...

Africa

Benin Plans to Triple Local Cotton Processing as Textile Industry Expands

Benin is moving to increase its domestic cotton-processing capacity from 40,000 tonnes to 140,000 tonnes as part of...

Africa

Africa’s Cotton Industry Holds Key to Millions of Textile Jobs, Experts Say

Africa's cotton industry could become one of the continent's strongest drivers of industrial growth, employment, and economic transformation...

Middle East and Africa

Cameroon Partners with Tunisia to Strengthen Cotton and Textile Value Chain

Cameroon is seeking to strengthen its textile and apparel industry by drawing on Tunisia's industrial expertise, as the...

Africa

Cotton made in Africa Receives Top “Excellent” Rating from Germany’s Siegelklarheit Platform

Cotton made in Africa has received the highest possible rating of “Excellent” from Siegelklarheit, Germany’s sustainability label assessment...

Global Textile and Fashion Industry Comes to Silk Road for Conference in Uzbekistan

Exhibition News August 14, 2024

Samarkand will host ITMF Annual Conference and IAF World Fashion Convention 2024 in September On September 8-10 2024, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, will host a joint conference...

Yarn Expo Autumn 2024 Showcases Quality Cotton from India and Around the World

Exhibition News August 9, 2024

Cotton remains the most conventional and widely used natural fibre, favoured for its functional properties, such as high absorbency, strength, softness, and colour retention,...

Nigeria to Revive Textile Industry, Vice President Tells ICAC Delegation

Middle East and Africa August 9, 2024

Nigeria is taking strategic steps to revive its textile industry in a bid to boost job creation, Vice President Kashim Shettima recently informed a...

Aid by Trade Foundation Publishes Annual Report 2023: EUR 8.1 Million in Revenue to Increase Sustainability in Fibre and Textile Production

Fiber & yarn August 5, 2024

In 2023, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) was once again able to successfully strengthen the market position of its standards for sustainable cotton...

Boosting Gender Justice | Study Shows Impact by Cotton Made in Africa

Africa July 30, 2024

Women continue to play a decisive role in driving social and economic improvements across cotton-growing communities in Africa, yet systemic disadvantages persist. A new...

Applied DNA Enters into Multi-Year Commercialization Agreement with Indus Group for Large-Scale Implementation of CertainT Cotton Traceability

Fiber & yarn July 27, 2024

Indus Group Consumes 450 Million Pounds of Cotton Annually for the Manufacture of Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories for Global Brands and Retailers Applied DNA Sciences,...