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Making the origin of clothing more transparent to the consumer © Bremer Baumwollbörse

 
11/10/2018 – Traceability

Traceability

Following cotton through the supply chain

Under the label “traceability” different methods and systems for tracking and tracing information from the field to the stores are discussed. By  Editorial staff
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Although the volume of Fairtrade cotton sold from India has grown, demand for African Fairtrade cotton has shrunk. Fairtrade wants to change this © Fairtrade/Sean Hawkey

 
22/08/2018 – Africa

Africa

Fairtrade strengthens cotton growers

“Fairtrade means that small farmers can actually live off the hard work that they put in,” explains cotton farmer Titambé Diallo from Senegal, describing ... By  Editorial staff
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Allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz: Die Menschen in Uganda denken positiv. Frauen der Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) © Cotonea

 
21/08/2018 – Afrika: Uganda

Afrika: Uganda

Bauern investieren in ihre Zukunft

Sauberes Wasser dank Fairtrade: Mit einem Teil der Fairtrade-Prämien werden in Uganda saubere Trinkwasserquellen erschlossen. By  Editorial staff
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President Jens D. Lukaczik: "The aim of the Bremen Cotton Exchange is to further strengthen the clear advantages of the natural and sustainable raw material cotton in the consciousness of the consumer, as well as in ecological, social and political discussion.” © Bremer Baumwollbörse

 
24/07/2018 – Bremen Cotton Exchange

Bremen Cotton Exchange

The New President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange

At the 144th Ordinary General Assembly, the Board of Directors of the Bremen Cotton Exchange elected Jens D. Lukaczik as its new President. By  Editorial staff
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Bangladesh imports cotton from 42 countries around the world © Denim Expert

 
18/07/2018 – Cotton

Cotton

Bangladesh: Growing textile industry

Bangladesh´s Farmers prefer short season crops which enables them to harvest more crops in a year. Selecting cotton for cultivation is not widely popular By  Editorial staff
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Cotton field Brazil: Brazil’s 2018/19 production is expected to fall 300,000 bales © Bremer Baumwollbörse

 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) first 2018/19 world cotton projections anticipate that consumption will exceed production. By  Editorial staff