Cotton is the most important commodity in the textile industry, with the largest producers being China, India, Pakistan, and the United States. These producers continue to experience escalation in ...

Hopes for a resurgence of Nigeria’s once-vibrant cotton and textile industry have been dampened by the disappointing performance of genetically modified (GM) cotton and decades of systemic neglect, ...

Yarn output rose more than 20 percent and 46,800 new jobs were created in the past year alone, an official from the ...

The General Manager, Agribusiness Development, African Cotton Company (WACOT), Mr. Pankaj Chawla, has said a sustainable cotton production sector will help to revive the moribund textile industry. He ...

The U.S. cotton industry is bracing for another year of contraction as a “perfect storm” of high production costs, sluggish global demand, and stiff competition from alternative crops pushes producers ...

Cotton remains a vital driver of Pakistan’s agricultural economy and a key pillar of the textile sector, shaping both rural livelihoods and national industrial output. The 2025 cotton season presented ...

Activities in Nigeria’s cotton, textile and garment industry continued to trend downward in 2025, with the industry’s ...

The Federal Government on Thursday , inaugurated a Textile Steering Committee (TSC) to work out the framework for the ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Cotton, linen and silk are textiles associated with ...

Natural fibers promoted as sustainable alternatives to plastic, including cotton and wool, have been found preserved in a U.K. lake for more than a century—challenging assumptions that they quickly ...