23 Αυγούστου 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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22 Ιουλίου 2020

Aid by Trade Foundation publishes new verification report

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1 Νοεμβρίου 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

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4 Μαΐου 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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15 Μαρτίου 2019

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

By Mark Hillsdon Mark Hillsdon reports from the West African country, where a programme by Olam International has vastly increased yields for smallholder farmers The (...)

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9 Νοεμβρίου 2017

South Africa: A cotton industry revival

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5 Ιουνίου 2019

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

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2 Αυγούστου 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

Ethiopia’s decision to start production of high-yielding genetically-modified (GM) cotton has thrown a challenge to rivals such as Kenya and Madagascar that are banking on (...)

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14 Αυγούστου 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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1 Μαρτίου 2018

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

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