Chad’s cotton sector under the spotlight
22/11/2023
The meeting was organised by Cotontchad, the country’s aggregator and exporter of cotton, sustainability initiative Better Cotton and investment platform IDH and included national ministries, cotton farmer representatives, private sector actors and civil society organisations.
Cotontchad supports around 200,000 smallholder farmers across the country, according to Better Cotton. Through financial aid and the allocation of resources, it has helped increase yields from 17,500 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to more than 145,000 MT in 2022.
Oliver Renson, CEO at Cotontchad, said: “We are committed to developing the sustainability credentials of Chadian cotton and are aligned with Better Cotton’s aims. This meeting will help establish next steps required to create the right enabling environment to continue to deliver for the country’s cotton farming communities.”
Pramit Chanda, director of textiles and manufacturing at IDH, said: “Supporting Cotontchad alongside Better Cotton will benefit close to 200,000 farmers, strengthening international market linkages. This will contribute directly to the broader regional development objectives of the Climate Resilient Cotton Landscape which we are convening in Chad.”
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