July 24, 2019

Kenya field trial shows Bt cotton boosts yields four-fold

BY VERENARDO MEEME As Kenya harvests its national performance trials of genetically modified (GM) pest-resistant Bt cotton, preliminary results show it boosts yields four-fold over (...)

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November 9, 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

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January 4, 2018

Mozambique developing standard for sustainable cotton

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August 23, 2018

CmiA cotton demand soars by 79 per cent

BRETT MATHEWS GENEVA – Demand for Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) procured cotton leapt by a remarkable 79 per cent in 2017. Estimates suggest around (...)

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December 20, 2017

All Eyes Seem to Be on the African Cotton Sector as the Region Gets More Investment

by Arthur Friedman Interest in Africa as fertile ground for cotton cultivation is growing. In the latest development, the International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation (ITFC), (...)

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March 1, 2018

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

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May 4, 2018

KENYA: Breathe new life into sector, say cotton farmers

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January 18, 2019

Tanzania: Govt: our current, future plans for cotton sub-sector

In Summary The goal is to raise quality of cotton; double production, improving domestic cotton processing and make Tanzania the leading cotton producer in Africa (...)

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January 20, 2018

Mali on track to harvest record cotton crop of 725,000 T

BAMAKO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Mali has harvested around 721,000 tonnes of cotton to date and is on track to hit its initial forecast of (...)

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October 24, 2018

Record cotton production to drive West Africa exports

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