Explore how best to bolster cotton's impact and value.

Cotton for Good


In recent years, the United Nations officially recognized October 7th as World Cotton Day,  a day to spotlight the cotton sector and its reach across economies and livelihoods worldwide. This year's theme, "Cotton for Good", celebrates the myriad benefits associated with the fibre as well as the need to invest in sustaining cotton's future. Today, the focus is on Benin, where Better Cotton representatives will be among the 400 attendees convening in Cotonou to explore how best to bolster cotton's impact and value.

Benin is especially significant as it recently became the latest country to have a Better Cotton Programme launched. Together with Mozambique, Egypt, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire, our programmes in Africa will play an instrumental role in transitioning toward a more sustainable cotton future across the continent.

As we continue to build relationships in cotton-farming communities of all scales, we are taking a moment amid WCD 2024 to reflect on some of the positive stories emerging from our partners across the globe.

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