SHUBRA KHEIT, Egypt - Standing waist deep in a cotton field, Egyptian farmerMohamed Khalil cannot mask his anger; after the agriculture ministry banned cotton imports to help local producers, the ...

Better Cotton is expanding its reach into Egypt with a new strategic partnership designed to protect and improve the sustainability and quality of Egyptian cotton while guaranteeing the safety of the ...

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Emily Mikhaiel, co-founder of Nazeerah, was inspired to found the brand to honor her Egyptian cotton picking ancestors. From Portland Inno. A new Portland-based apparel startup combines the co-founder ...

Egyptian cotton, derived from the species Gossypium barbadense, is grown in the rich, fertile soil of the Nile River Valley. The warm climate of this region is conducive to the growth of cotton plants ...

This is part 4 of a series. Egypt’s exports in cotton contributed $471.63m during 2019 to its GDP. But this ‘white gold’ for the country has taken a major hit, reducing production by 30% to 40%. Even ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt aims to double production of its most famous export, the silky soft cotton once known as "white gold", after a period of slumping output, an Agriculture Ministry spokesman said ...