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 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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April 25, 2019

Ivory Coast 2019/20 cotton output forecast to rise 16 pct

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August 23, 2018

Sudan: Contract farming benefits cotton growers

Sudan is known for quality cotton, with a history of hundreds of years. The cotton industry in this African country, however, has not always been (...)

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June 5, 2019

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

Cotton On Group (the Group) has received international recognition for Responsible Retailer Initiative of the Year, through its sustainable cotton program in Kwale County, Kenya. (...)

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October 17, 2018

Senegal: Cotton and Products Update

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January 25, 2018

Reviving Uganda’s cotton sector

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November 9, 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

Big retailers commit to orders, spurring development. Antoinette Slabbert  The demise of the cotton industry along with the rest of the South African textile industry (...)

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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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March 1, 2018

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

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