How does Ethiopian industrial inputs development enterprise (eiide) buy cotton?
The first one is a price setting mechanism by which Ethiopian Industrial Inputs Development Enterprise (EIIDE) buys cotton from local producers at fixed price and the second benchmark price is taken from cotton transactions between local producers and textile factories (Et.Gain report, 2019).
Why does this work have an impact in Ethiopian cotton sector?
This work has an impact in Ethiopian cotton sector because it shows current state and future directions of cotton production in Ethiopia. It elaborates the country¡¯s potential for cotton production…
Can Ethiopia produce cotton?
Ethiopia has a huge potential for cotton production both in rain fed and irrigated systems. However, the amount of cotton produced in the country is not consistent and enough to satisfy the demand in a sustainable manner.
How to enlarge the market for sustainable cotton in Ethiopia?
While organic and fair trade cotton remain niche products, two initiatives aim at enlarging the market for sustainable cotton by meeting the requirements of the mass market through the big retail companies (NCDS ?2017). 5. Cotton marketing In Ethiopia there are two benchmark prices on the local market for lint cotton.