On October 21st 2001 African cotton farmers launched an official appeal in order to save the cotton trade of Africa. Ever since we have continued to forward information on further developments. We can now provide our readers with a series of documents/files/texts on the subject:

The Burkina Faso and The World according to Monsanto

François Traore : African cotton producers need tangible support 

The social price of cotton is rising sharply !

What future for the cotton of Burkina Faso ?

A substantial drop in cotton production is to be expected!

African Cotton Producers get organised

GM Cotton : Is Burkina Faso ahead or behind?

All forms of export subsidies for cotton shall be abolished by the developed countries in 2006

Damage caused by the subsidies to the cotton industry of West and Central Africa

Does the cotton's worldwide market worry about what's happening here in Burkina Faso?

African cotton : the threat from the North

The Americans are taxing African Cotton Farmers

Where is the future of african cotton?