POLITICAL DISRUPTION HAMPERS DEVEOPMENT OF ADDED-VALUE MANUFACTURING LINKED TO BURKINA FASO COTTON SECTOR
January 22nd, 2023
Political instability in the west African republic of Burkina Faso has been disrupting long-standing government plans to leverage the country’s cotton production to generate growth in its clothing and textile spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing and finishing segments.
The country’s cotton production is significant, with the US agriculture department predicting in September that production for the August 2022-July 2023 marketing year would be 1.15 million 480-pound bales. Cotton production contributes about 4% of the country’s GDP and 17% of Burkina Faso's ...
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