USDA review of cotton production in West Africa The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has posted a review of developments in the West African cotton sector, where cotton production in 2011/12 i... 04/12/2011
Ethiopian government to address financing needs of cotton growers following export ban With a ban on the export of cotton in place in Ethiopia since October 2010, a new credit facility was set in place in September 2011 to provide fin... 28/11/2011
Executive Brief Update 2011: Cotton sector About this updateThis brief was updated in July 2011. The original executive brief was published in December 2008 and is available on request from... 01/11/2011
Zimbabwean cotton production expands, while global cotton subsidies remain high According to press reports, Zimbabwe’s cotton shipments in 2010–11 will increase by 20% to 408,000 bales. Zimbabwean cotton typically attracts a pr... 06/10/2011
Analysis of developments in the organic cotton market A report from Dublin-based analysts Research and Markets maintains that despite the global recession in 2009, the ‘market for organic cotton contin... 06/10/2011
CAP reform and its implications for developing countries ODI has posted an analysis of how CAP reform could impact on developing countries. It reviews the history of CAP reform, the structure of CAP suppo... 06/10/2011
Agricultural dimensions of the WTO EU trade policy review The WTO has published its review of the trade policy of the EU, including a section on developments in the agricultural sector. The review provides... 30/08/2011
US–Brazil cotton dispute may return to the WTO In mid June 2011 the US House of Representatives voted to end payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute. These payments, totalling US$147.3 million p... 09/08/2011
Fair-trade cotton to boost cotton production in West and Central Africa On 26 April 2011, the Association of Cotton Producers in Africa (Aproca) launched a project on the development of fair-trade and organic cotton in... 05/07/2011
LDC needs should be accorded priority under Doha ‘Plan B’ Press sources have reported calls from the Least Developed Countries’ (LDC) meeting in Istanbul in early May 2011 for ‘a mini deal’ under the Doha... 05/07/2011