September 25, 2020

Mali: cotton cultivation down 75% for the current campaign

Mali, Africa’s leading cotton producer, is turning its back on this crop in the face of declining global demand.

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June 23, 2020

Coronavirus slowdown squeezes Ivory Coast cotton sector

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November 21, 2019

Ivory Coast 2019/20 cotton output expected to hit record 510,000 T

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February 23, 2021

Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsides must be reformed

Cotton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril due to lopsided policy

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August 14, 2021

Tanzania Cotton Production to Almost Double in 2021-2022 Season

By George MwangiSpecial to Dow Jones NewswiresTanzania cotton production is forecast to almost double in the marketing year beginning June 2021 to July 2022 compared (...)

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October 29, 2019

Afreximbank announces cotton initiative

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September 8, 2020

Benin Farmers Back President’s Re-Election Amid Cotton Bonanza

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February 5, 2021

Kenya anticipates massive increase in crop production as GM, insect-resistant cotton distribution begins

Fredrick Obura  The [Kenyan] Ministry of Agriculture started the distribution of Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seeds to farmers as it embarks on revamping the sector, (...)

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August 28, 2021

Kenya’s first crop of GMO Bt insect-resistant cotton ready for harvest

Irungu Mwangi The anticipated harvest of the cotton by farmers in Embu and Kirinyaga in September this year is expected to boost the dormant ginneries in (...)

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December 20, 2019

KENYA: Cabinet gives nod to GMO cotton growing

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