The United States is the largest exporter of cotton in the world, shipping over 3 million tonnes annually. Explore how the ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Uzbekistan’s government has launched an ambitious privatisation programme aimed at reshaping its ...

Uzbekistan has a long tradition in growing cotton. Today, it is among the world’s top 10 producers, with an annual production of about one million tons. The World Bank-administered Multi-Donor Trust ...

Uzbekistan just had its annual cotton fair. During the October 12-13 event in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan reported that it had signed contracts to sell some 550,000 tons of cotton and ...

Global cotton sustainability programme Better Cotton has declared a shift towards a regenerative standard and unveiled its ...

Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has signed a strategic roadmap with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Agriculture and the Textile and Garment Industry Association (Uztekstilprom).

Uzbekistan has made important strides in reducing the use of forced labor in its cotton sector but has yet to eliminate it completely, according to new research released this week.. Uzbek Forum ...

Better Cotton has introduced a comprehensive plan called the Roadmap of Sustainability Developments in collaboration with Uzbekistan stakeholders in a bid to drive further improvements within the ...

According to the UN Comtrade database, in 2021, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan shipped $4 million worth of cotton pulp to Russia. In 2022, the first year of the great war, this figure increased by 150% ...

Uzbekistan is the world's sixth-largest cotton producer and has seen growth in this industry following reforms and the end of an international boycott of Uzbek cotton.

Cotton Campaign senior coordinator Raluca Dumitrescu said: “To reduce risk and support the Cotton Campaign’s efforts to develop a pilot program for sourcing, Uzbekistan should create an environment ...

But while Uzbekistan has been lauded for moving away from forced labour, the cotton economy’s insidious influence on regular people’s lives, and, especially, on children’s development and ...