February 5, 2021

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

Fredrick Obura  The [Kenyan] Ministry of Agriculture started the distribution of Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seeds to farmers as it embarks on revamping the sector, (...)

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November 23, 2022

Better Cotton brings its practices to southern Chad

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September 8, 2020

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

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November 6, 2022

Cameroon led cotton production in the Cemac in 2021 (over 73%)

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon was ranked the best performer for cotton production in the Cemac region last year with 350,000 tons of seed cotton. (...)

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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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May 1, 2024

Better Cotton to scale sustainable cotton in West, Central Africa

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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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October 29, 2019

Afreximbank announces cotton initiative

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently launched an African Cotton Initiative (AFRICOTIN) to help catalyse the African cotton sector, according to Kanayo Awani, managing director (...)

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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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May 22, 2020

Togo cotton output down by 15% in 2019/20

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