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...

A Unique Collaborative Action: Better Cotton Convenes Brazil’s Agricultural and Textile Sectors

Fiber & yarn April 7, 2025

Better Cotton has launched a new effort as part of its activities in Brazil. The initiative unites key stakeholders across the country’s agricultural and...

Sampling Methods for Determining Ginning Percentage in Uzbek Cotton Varieties

Article March 26, 2025

Prof. Dr. Nurullah Soomro- Prof. Dr. Zokirjon Erkinov Abstract Ginning percentage (GP) is a key indicator of cotton quality and processing efficiency, representing the ratio of...

Better Cotton Boosts Healthcare for Farmers in West Africa

Fiber & yarn March 25, 2025

Better Cotton has launched a two-year pilot project in Côte d’Ivoire to boost cotton farming communities’ access to essential, quality healthcare services and create...

Regenerative Cotton Standard®: Impressive Results Following First Harvest in India

Fiber & yarn March 7, 2025

With higher crop yields, lower costs and an increased awareness of regenerative agriculture, the Regenerative Cotton Standard® (RCS) is delivering promising results after only...

Aid by Trade Foundation Announces New Head of Business Development

Africa February 25, 2025

Valéa Vadaleau will join the Aid by Trade Foundation team as Head of Business Development on March 1, 2025. She succeeds Christian Barthel, who...

T-SCAN: Indian Customers Confirm Impressive Performance

Editorial Pick: Textile News February 12, 2025

Removing foreign parts from cotton is a challenging task. That’s why our T-SCAN technology features multiple modules that detect contaminations and reliably eject them...

Better Cotton Completes Certification Transition, Enhances Supply Chain Oversight

Africa February 4, 2025

Better Cotton has today completed its transition to become a certification scheme. This strategic move underscores the organisation’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards...

Spinnova Oyj (Finland) Joins ITMF As Corporate Member

Economy News January 27, 2025

Based in Finland, Spinnova has developed patented technology for making textile fibre from wood pulp or waste, such as leather, textile or agricultural cropping...

ITMF Report: Modest Capacity Growth and Decline in Fibre Consumption

Middle East and Africa December 24, 2024

International Textile Industry Statistics n°66/2023: Slight capacity growth and lower fibre consumption in 2023 The International Textile Manufacturer Federation (www.itmf.org) has published its International Textile...