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...
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 to...
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 Journal1. Please let us know 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,...
Teaching an Old Fiber New Tricks: Giza-Protect
The extra-long staple Egyptian Giza cotton for years has been the fiber of choice for making premium clothing and home textiles.Recently, Egypt-based spinning specialist...
Cattail Textile Fiber and its Research Trend
Author: Md. Khalilur Rahman Khan/ [email protected]
Former Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology.Abstract: Cattail (Typha spp.) is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide, particularly...
COVID-19 and Africa’s cotton production
There are over 20 million smallholder cotton farmers in AfricaCotton is a commercial crop grown mainly for its fibre or lint, a raw material...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
