Zambia’s cotton sector has suffered a massive 72 percent production decline, mostly attributed to the low price of K8.50 per kg, ultimately raising serious concerns over the future of the country’s textile industry, particularly the viability of the revived Mulungushi Textiles. The Cotton Board of Zambia in 2025 projected a 30,000-tonne increase in harvest from 11,000 tonnes recorded during the 2023/2024 farming season, although the number of farmers growing cotton dropped sharply from 100,000 to 80,000. A check by the Zambian Business Times (ZBT) on the international cotton market revealed that Ivory Coast is currently selling at US$0.97, equivalent to...
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