Which country produces the most cotton in Africa in 2021?
In September 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had indicated in its report that "Mali will be the largest cotton producer in Africa for the 2021/2022 season, followed by Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Mali planted a record 795,000 hectares (ha), up 630,000 hectares (382%) from last year’s crop, the document noted.
How is cotton produced in Mali?
¡°Something that¡¯s really critical to understand about cotton production in Mali is that it¡¯s very much a holistic production system that also guarantees food security,¡± says Crandall. ¡°Malian farmers typically plant one-third of their acreage with cotton, and two-thirds with staple grains¡± like maize or millet.
How much cotton does Mali produce in 2022?
A young boy unloads cotton at a depot outside Kita, on January 17, 2022. Mali has recorded its largest cotton production of more than 760,000 tons for the 2021-2022 season. The President of the Transition Assimi Goita declared the record production on Saturday, figures that place Mali as the top cotton producer on the African continent.
How many hectares of cotton are planted in Mali?
In addition, the U.S. report explained that "Côte d’Ivoire also planted a record 460,000 ha, while Benin and Burkina Faso each planted more than 600,000 hectares this year." At the end of the 2019/2020 season, Mali’s cotton production totaled 700,000 tons, up 6.6 percent from 2018/2019.