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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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 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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July 24, 2018

Zimbabwe: Cotton makes a comeback

Zimbabwe’s cotton deliveries have reached 100 000 tonnes – surpassing last year’s national output of 74 000 tonnes, The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe has said. (...)

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January 25, 2018

Reviving Uganda’s cotton sector

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August 14, 2019

New strategy to revamp Uganda’s textile sector

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November 11, 2017

Five Countries Participating in South-South Trilateral Cooperation on Cotton Production

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The South-South Cooperation project ‘Cotton with Decent Work’ is executed by the ILO in partnership with the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the (...)

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June 13, 2019

Cotton by-products promise opportunities for Africa

Value-add in cotton industry in Southern and Eastern Africa can help diversify regional economy By Chantélle Hartebeest Cotton by-products hold valuable opportunities for farmers in (...)

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May 4, 2018

KENYA: Breathe new life into sector, say cotton farmers

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