"Partenariat pour le Coton" – Cotton Partnership

The “Partenariat pour le Coton” initiative aims to help African countries move up the cotton value chain and play a bigger role in transforming cotton into textiles and clothing. A recent study on the cotton sector in the Cotton4+ countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire) reveals that the textile and garment manufacturing sector is at a nascent stage in some of these countries. To generate job opportunities for thousands of young workers, these countries would benefit from being integrated to a much greater extent into international textile supply chains.

Cotton plays a vital role in the economies of the C4+, providing employment and income for millions of farmers and others engaged in related activities, such as transport, ginning and logistics linked to export activities.

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