Promoting Cotton Made in Africa
The proejct seeks to combat poverty by improving business relations with cotton growers, retailers and buyers to produce a high quality raw material with good processing characteristics at competitive prices. Through the establishment of sustainable cotton production, not placing excessive burdens on the country and its people, but creating long-term and reliable incomes for more than a hundred thousand small farmers and their families, while at the same time improving the environmental situation.
| Implemented by |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
(GIZ)
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| Dates |
Jan 2004
-
Dec 2006
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| Countries |
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Chad
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| Project Scope |
Subsectoral/Supply Chain
Regional
Multi-National
Local/Community
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| Project Target |
Private enterprises
NGOs
Government ministries
Farmers and farmer groups
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| Documents |
More under http://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/index.php?en-home
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| Contact |
wolfgang.bertenbreiter@gtz.de
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