AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT: COTTON days
Workshop on cotton by-products (CBPs)
This workshop stems from the WTO-UNCTAD-ITC joint initiative on cotton by‑products as endorsed by WTO Members at the November 2018 meeting of the Director-General Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (WT/CFMC/58).
The objective of the workshop is twofold:
- Collecting evidence and success stories on the contribution of cotton by-products to poverty reduction, food security, job creation, revenue diversification and the circular economy;
- Collect comments and questions by potential donors and technical partners for the WTO‑UNCTAD-ITC project on "Transferring technologies and know-how for the development of cotton by-products in eight pilot African LDCs". This project is a first key output of the WTO‑UNCTAD-ITC joint initiative on cotton by‑products.
Programme
Introductory remarks by DDG Wolff (WTO), Ms Yanchun Zhang (UNCTAD) and Mr Anders Aeroe (ITC)
PART I – Evidence of the contribution of CBPs to poverty reduction, food security, job creation, revenue diversification and the circular economy
Unlocking CBPs' potential through value addition, innovation and the circular economy: the US experience
- Dr G. Holt, Research Leader, Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, USDA and NCC
Presentation
Cotton by-products utilization in China and future technical collaboration with Africa
- Dr Gong Xifeng, Chinese Mission to the WTO
Presentation
Cotton by-products in Turkey and their marketing
- Mrs. Esma Dogan Yaldiz, Mediterranean Exporters' Association, Turkey
Presentation
Open Q&As session
CBPs development as a gateway towards increasing income for all cotton value chain actors within a broader cotton development strategy: needs and lessons from Uganda
- Ms Damalie Lubwama, Cotton Development Organisation, Uganda
Presentation
C-4 Countries: Poverty reduction, food security, circular economy and job creation through CBP development
- Representatives of cotton companies from the C-4
Presentation - H.E. Amb. Eloi Laourou, Benin (moderator)
Open Q&As session
CBPs as clean fuel substitutes to wood and fossil fuels – the experience of UNCTAD 2016-2019 project in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Mr Kris Terauds, Economist, Commodities Branch, UNCTAD
Presentation
Questions and Answers
PART II – Transferring technologies and know-how for the development of cotton by-products in eight pilot African LDCs: project preparation work by WTO, UNCTAD and ITC
Project highlights and state of play: considerations on CBP development potential in the 8 pilot LDCs
- Fabrizio Meliado, WTO
- Kris Terauds, UNCTAD
Presentation - Matthias Knappe, ITC
- Dr. Alexis Hougni, responsible for the feasibility studies for the C-4 countries
Presentation - Mr Adalberto Banze, Director of Services, Mozambique Institute of Cotton
Presentation
PART III – Comments and questions by potential donors and technical partners
- Agence Française de Développement (AfD)
- Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- African Cotton Foundation (ACF)
- Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC)
- Toyoshima Inc. (Japan)
Comments and questions by other Members and participants
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY DDG WOLFF AND NEXT STEPS
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