December 11, 2017

How Monsanto’s GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa

By JOE BAVIER When America’s biotech giant tried to export its know-how to small cotton farmers in Burkina Faso, there was a problem: The quality (...)

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March 1, 2018

Behind Benin’s cotton harvest, worries over ‘monopoly’

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August 23, 2018

Sudan: Contract farming benefits cotton growers

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May 23, 2020

Zimbabwe: Cotton Picking Begins in Hurungwe

Cotton farmers in Hurungwe who planted early have started harvesting the crop, and have expressed hope prices for the commodity would be attractive.The crop is (...)

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July 22, 2020

Aid by Trade Foundation publishes new verification report

AbTF is publishing the ninth edition of its annual aggregated verification report. This report represents AbTF’s continued commitment to transparency in 2019 and informs the interested public about cotton companies compliance with the CmiA Standard.

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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

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November 9, 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

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June 18, 2020

Zimbabwe: Cotton farmers press for more forex payments

Several cotton farmers have raised concern over this year’s producer price, arguing payments, which will largely be made in RTGS dollars, the electronic form of (...)

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August 14, 2019

New strategy to revamp Uganda’s textile sector

By MICHAEL WAKABI In Summary In addition to increasing value to Uganda’s cotton output, the factories would employ 50,000 workers earning a combined $50 million (...)

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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