The United States is the largest exporter of cotton in the world. It exports around 3.1 million tonnes every year. The ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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% ...

LAHORE: The lifting of the longstanding ban on hybrid cotton technology has paved the way for what many industry stakeholders see as a potential turnaround for Pakistan’s cotton sector, with several ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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