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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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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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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November 9, 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

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June 18, 2020

Zimbabwe: Cotton farmers press for more forex payments

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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

Kenyan farmers will start commercially growing transgenic Bt cotton from next April after waiting for nearly two decades. The development is likely to spur economic (...)

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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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June 5, 2019

Cotton On: from 15 farmers to 2,500 farmers and global recognition

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