Sustainable Cotton & Textiles Links

Broad selection of web-sites relevant to sustainable production of cotton, textiles and apparel

USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub - Agribusiness — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

This page describes USAID's Southern Africa Trade Hub Program's Agribusiness activities. There is a brief description of cotton activites at the bottom of the page.

USAID Uganda Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) - Cotton — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

USAID/Uganda's APEP Program provides capacity building in several key Ugandan commodities. This page provides an overview of APEP's cotton activities.

USAID East & Central African Trade Hub - Home — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

USAID's ECA Trade hub provides a range of support to trade expansion in East and Southern Africa

USAID/East Africa Regional Agriculture Trade Expansion Support (RATES) for Cotton — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

USAID's Regional Agriculture Trade Expansion Support (RATES) Program implemented by Chemonics International provides technical support and capacity building for several key African commodities. This page describes RATES support to the cotton sector.

CottonAfrica.com — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-11 15:16

Cotton Africa is a textile and trade link for African Cotton. It provides a regional marketplace to buy and sell cotton, textiles and accessories

PEPFAR Country Profiles — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-14 06:42

Profiles of the 15 PEPFAR Target Countries describing interventions and results

Organic Exchange Home Page — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-11 15:16

A unique resource for companies and consumers interested in organic cotton...

Fair Trade Cotton — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-15 15:05

This site describes Fair Trade's cotton certification programs

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-14 06:43

This link describes the vision and goals of the Better Cotton Initiative, a joint effort by Adidas, Gap Inc., H&M, ICCO, IKEA, Organic Exchange, Pesticide Action Network UK, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to promote socially and environmentally sound cotton production.

Cotton Made in Africa Home — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-15 14:57

Cotton Made in Africa's seeks to improve production by moving towards sustainability, to improve competitiveness of of African cotton, and to move to a new dimension of corporate responsibility. Partners include: Accenture, Dunavant, BMZ, DEG, GTZ, McCann Erickson, NABU, Otto Group, Tom Tailor, Welthungerhilfe, and World Wildife Fund

USAID's West Africa Cotton Improvement Program (WACIP) — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

This press release describes the WACIP Program and objectives

USAID West Africa Trade Hub Home — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

USAID's West Africa Trade hubs provide technical assistance and capacity building for trade expansion in West Africa. This link provides an entry into the two West African Trade Hubs based in Senegal and Ghana.

African Global Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI) — by Chris Kosnik — last modified 2008-02-26 14:04

This site provides a brief description of USAID activities related to the AGCI