CmiA’s record turnover in 2020 has benefitted over one million small-scale farmers in Africa who are growing cotton in accordance with its sustainability criteria, CmiA said in a press release.
“This growing demand is especially good news because it gives us more resources for our work in the field. Our principle of providing aid through trade is paying off,” said Tina Stridde, managing director of the Aid by Trade Foundation.
Around 630,000 tonnes of ginned cotton from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Chad, and Uganda were produced in accordance with CmiA’s criteria in the past year.
More than 20 African cotton companies are working together with the CmiA initiative to conduct agricultural training for small-scale farmers. The knowledge they acquire through this training enables the cotton growers to improve their harvests while cultivating this commodity in a more efficient and environmentally friendly way, the release said.
Established by the Hamburg-based Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), Cotton made in Africa is an internationally recognised standard for sustainably produced cotton from Africa, connecting African small-scale farmers with trading companies and fashion brands throughout the global textile value chain.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)