ISLAMABAD: Cotton production is under multidimensional stress brought about collectively by several factors ranging from low yields to low government support, to outdated farming methods on many farms ...

Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent textile revolution.

Better Cotton explained it is the "first" initiative of its kind, aimed at better understanding farm-level wages and ... of ...