June 23, 2020

Coronavirus slowdown squeezes Ivory Coast cotton sector

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast’s cotton industry will struggle to cover its costs after exporting just 20% of last season’s 210,902 tonnes of fibre because (...)

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June 19, 2021

Olam to inject CFA4bn in the new cotton season, eyes an output of 135,000 t

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March 25, 2021

Africa's leading cotton producer Benin builds on Chinese machinery expertise

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July 8, 2021

Tanzania: Cotton Growers Acquire Skills to Enhance Productivity

Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)By Happy MollelMORE than 2,500 small scale cotton farmers in the Lake Zone have been imparted with farming techniques that would increase (...)

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September 8, 2020

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

A national group of cotton farmers in Benin said it will support President Patrice Talon if he seeks re-election in 2021 as the country more than doubled its output in four years, La Nation reported.

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February 5, 2021

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

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November 21, 2019

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

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October 26, 2022

Cotton Exporter Benin Developing Home-Grown Textile Industry

By Pulcherie AdjohaGLO-DJIGBE, Benin (Reuters) - On a large factory floor in southwestern Benin, dozens of young people cut, stitch and assemble cotton shirts - (...)

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September 20, 2020

Zimbabwe Cotton Farmers Cry Foul After Being Paid In Groceries

Cotton farmers in the country are crying foul and have threatened to stop growing cotton following the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco)’s decision to pay (...)

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March 12, 2020

WTO – Cotton at heart of trade negotiation challenges

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