Cotton, a natural fibre is often termed as 'White Gold' of the textile industry. It is a soft, absorbent and breathable material. While the discovery of the oldest cotton cloth dates back to seven ...

Egypt’s extra-long staple cotton, acclaimed to be the world’s finest, has been in a state of rapid decline for the past 20 years. The production of Egyptian cotton is threatened with demise, along ...

Introduction: Threads of Empire -- Circuits of Cotton -- Market Aesthetics : Color, Cloth, and Commerce -- Of Vision and Value : Landscape and Labor after Slavery -- Material Histories and Speculative ...

Cotton farmers in India are facing one of their worst crises in decades. Once called 'white gold' because it brought prosperity to farmers, cotton has now become a burden. Yields are falling in the ...

In a bold but contested strategy, the West African state of Togo has bet heavily on the private sector to revive its struggling cotton industry. "White gold," as cotton is sometimes called, accounts ...

Swaying green cotton fields in Gokwe and Guruve as far as the eye can see is a clear testament to the country’s rich agricultural heritage. However, a visitor journeying there for the whole day rather ...