Cotton output declines
In the 2021/22 season, farmers produced 57 000 tonnes of the crop as compared to 137 762 tonnes produced during the 2020/21 marketing season, a 59% drop.
By Freeman Makopa and Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 24, 2023
Cotton farmers hail new producer prices
Mubonderi, however, said the differential grading fees were not enticing enough to encourage farmers to grade their cotton.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 20, 2023
Cotton sector mulls stabilisation fund
The erratic price of cotton, which is set on an international scale, causes local producers to incur losses while forcing some to stop their operations altogether.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 4, 2023
