October 6, 2017

Target commits to 100% sustainable cotton by 2022

Target is committed to sourcing 100% sustainable cotton for its owned brand and exclusive national brand products by 2022 US department store retailer Target Corp  (...)

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October 6, 2017

Ag Data: Who is Driving the Bus?

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October 6, 2017

AM markets: new hurricane fears blow cotton futures higher

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October 5, 2017

Monsanto stands by Bayer deal deadline, despite Brazil concerns

Monsanto stood by expectations of its takeover by Bayer completing early next year, despite a caution raised by antitrust officials in Brazil over "competition concerns" (...)

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October 5, 2017

INDIA: Textile mill under fire after Indian teen dies working for $42 bonus

CHENNAI, India, Oct 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The death of a 14-year-old girl, who went to work for a bonus despite suffering from pneumonia, (...)

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October 5, 2017

New Technologies vs. Agronomic Knowledge in Precision Agriculture

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October 5, 2017

Feature: Egypt revives cotton industry for better export opportunities

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October 5, 2017

World Bank approves Uzbekistan cotton project despite forced labour concerns

SUMMARY World Bank approves new $145 million irrigation project in Uzbekistan, despite ongoing concerns about forced and child labour in the country's cotton sector. Despite (...)

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October 4, 2017

Sustainable Cotton Ranking Report Calls Out Companies for Cotton Sourcing Commitments

by Arthur Friedman Cotton cultivation is associated with numerous social, economic and environmental challenges that threaten the sector’s sustainability—and some brands seem to be doing (...)

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October 4, 2017

Surplus cotton supply may offer Indian spinners respite

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