DIGITAL INNOVATORS LOOK TO SPEAK GROWTH IN AFRICAN COTTON PRODUCTION AND TERADE
August 30th, 2022
INTRODUCTION
With the textile industry under pressure from consumers, regulators and standards to become more sustainable, companies are looking at all aspects of the supply chain – including upstream to fibre production. Digitalisation has a key role to play here, especially in supplier countries where the use of such technology is weak – such as in Africa. With the textile sector sometimes accused of being among the world’s worst three polluting industries (1), subject to widespread greenwashing, the digitalisation of production, shipments and ...
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