The Société de développement du coton (Sodecoton), the Cotton Development Company of the West African country of Cameroon, would be soon starting its research to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in Cameroon, ...
Tags: Cotton Development Company, genetically modified(GM)cotton, Textile
In 2013, Cameroon exported 66,000 tons of cotton to China, showing a decline of 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to the statistics released by Commodafrica, Business in Cameroon reported. Cameroon’s cotton exports to China ...
Tags: Cotton Exports, Textile
UPM Raflatac has announced the replacement of its 'Raflacoat Plus' paper with 'PEFC Raflacoat Plus', in line with its commitment to source paper products from sustainably managed forests. According to the company, the semi-gloss PEFC ...
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Samuel K. Gayi, Head Special Unit on Commodities (SUC) UNCTAD said it all started in Geneva in December 2008 as an UNCTAD Secretary-General's multi-stakeholder forum to discuss the problems afflicting Africa's cotton sector. It later ...
If there are any doubts about how much interest there is in biotechnological advances in cotton, they were put to rest on the opening day of International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 71st Plenary Conference. Held on Sunday, Oct. 7, ...
Tags: ICAC, biotechnology, coton, textile