Better Cotton has become a certification scheme with the aim of making the cotton sector more sustainable and transparent.

Iran has secured a position within the upper echelon of Uzbekistan's trading partners, ranking among the top 20 entities in ...

A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in ...

In a strategic move, Better Cotton is shifting from a voluntary standards system to a more robust formula for supply chain ...

Much of Russia’s war machine reportedly remains reliant on exports of cotton pulp, or cellulose, from two factories in Uzbekistan. Cellulose is a key ingredient in nitrocellulose, or ...

Muminov, born in 1965, graduated from the Tashkent Automobile and Road Institute. He formerly directed the Turkish company Bursel Insaat, managing cotton processing and textile projects in Uzbekistan.

Highlighting that the top six global cotton producers are China, India, the U.S., Pakistan, Brazil and Uzbekistan, Doğanlar stated that Türkiye ranks seventh, with smaller production volumes compared ...

Once the world's fourth-largest lake, the Aral Sea has shrunk due to Soviet-era irrigation, sparking crises as Uzbekistan fights desertification ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The International Labour Union reported in 2022 that Uzbekistan’s cotton industry was “free from systemic” child and forced labour. Previously, an estimated 2 million children and adults were forced ...

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CARY, N.C. — January 10, 2025 — Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company for U.S. cotton growers and importers, is pleased to announce the appointment of William Kimbrell as its new CEO ...