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ICAC launches Carbon Credits Initiative, calls for global collaboration

The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has announced the Carbon Credits Initiative designed to unlock additional income streams for cotton farmers through participation in...

Will “Genetically Enhanced” Turkish Cotton replace GMO-Free Turkish Cotton?

Türkiye, one of the few countries producing GMO free cotton alongside Greece and Spain, has successfully branded this unique position globally through the sustainable...

“Good Cotton,” “Bad Plastic”: Are the labels attached to raw materials really justified?

What if we were to say that without plastic, airplanes wouldn’t be able to fly, cars wouldn’t run, and even artificial intelligence wouldn’t exist?...

A cooling touch for cellulose-based fibers: fresh2SKIN

Outlast Technologies has expanded its fresh2SKIN® cooling technology to cellulose-based fibers such as cotton and viscose, enabling the integration of cooling functionality into natural...

Better Cotton Initiative expands certification footprint worldwide

One year after launching its certification scheme, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced that more than 3,000 supply chain stakeholders have obtained certification....

Türkiye’s new cotton variety ‘Galaxy 351’: High quality with early harvest advantage

At the Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, where variety development studies continue across a wide range of crops including sunflower, wheat, soybean, pea and...

Heavy rainfall in the Aegean cuts cotton output expectations by 15 percent

In a written statement, İzmir Commodity Exchange (İTB) Board Chair Işınsu Kestelli said that additional field surveys were carried out across the Aegean in...

OCA launches Türkiye’s first Organic Cotton Training Curriculum

Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has taken a significant step in Türkiye’s organic cotton sector by introducing the Organic Cotton Training Curriculum (OCTC), a practical...

Türkiye, as a cotton country, how can it fight against drought?

In a statement made on October 7, World Cotton Day, National Cotton Council President Fevzi Çondur emphasized that cotton is of strategic importance for...

The traceability benefits for farmers on the table at Better Cotton Conference

The 2025 Better Cotton Conference held in İzmir on June 18-19, placed cotton farmers and field-level organisations front and centre accordingly the event’s theme:...

Better Cotton Conference 2025: “It starts with farmers”

Better Cotton Conference 2025, to be held in Izmir on June 18-19, focuses on farmers with the theme “It Starts with Farmers”. Although all...

Will US cotton users be exempt from the tariff hike?

International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) announced that world production continues to outpace consumption this month, in the May 2025 report. In addition to the...

American cotton adds value to the Turkish textile industry

The American cotton industry, represented both globally and in Türkiye by Cotton USA (CCI), is among the most important raw material suppliers of the...

Uzbek cotton to further sustainable with Better Cotton

Better Cotton has signed a strategic roadmap with leading authorities in Uzbekistan’s agricultural and textile sectors to accelerate the production of more sustainable cotton...

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