March 1, 2018

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

by Sophie BOUILLON/AFP Boys jump from a giant truck called a 'titan' after loading it with cotton. The commodity is so valuable to Benin's economy (...)

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November 9, 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

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December 7, 2017

ZAMBIA: GOVT COMMITTED TO REVAMPING COTTON VALUE CHAIN

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December 5, 2017

Mali reduces cotton crop forecast due to lack of rain

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Low rainfall has reduced the official forecast for Mali’s 2017/18 cotton crop to 706,000 tonnes from 725,000 tonnes, a Chamber of Agriculture (...)

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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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December 20, 2017

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

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March 15, 2019

Reaping the rewards from more inclusive cotton production in Côte d’Ivoire

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May 4, 2018

KENYA: Breathe new life into sector, say cotton farmers

Kenya’s textile industry was once considered progressive and was the second largest employer after the public service in the 1980s and early 1990s. Thirty years (...)

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September 29, 2017

Zimbabwe cotton yield up 150% to 70,000 tonnes

With support from the Zimbabwe government, an increase of 150 per cent has been recorded in the production of cotton. This year, the cotton yield (...)

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July 24, 2018

Zimbabwe: Cotton makes a comeback

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