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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October 17, 2018

Senegal: Cotton and Products Update

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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February 26, 2018

African countries ban secondhand clothes imports

African countries are trying to support their domestic textile industries, but pressure from the US and a flood of cheap clothing from China are making (...)

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July 18, 2019

Zimbabwe: Cottco cushions cotton farmers

Martin Kadzere, Harare Bureau THE country’s largest financier of cotton farmers, the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), has increased the producer price of the commodity (...)

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December 5, 2017

Mali reduces cotton crop forecast due to lack of rain

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August 23, 2018

Sudan: Contract farming benefits cotton growers

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December 7, 2017

ZAMBIA: GOVT COMMITTED TO REVAMPING COTTON VALUE CHAIN

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Acting Permanent Secretary John Mulongoti says government remains committed to revamping the cotton value chain. Mr. Mulongoti says the (...)

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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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July 24, 2018

Zimbabwe: Cotton makes a comeback

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