agricultura

Día Mundial del Algodón: Celebración de la importancia mundial del algodón

El algodón es un producto básico mundial cultivado en más de 75 países de cinco continentes y es objeto de comercio en todo el mundo. El Día Mundial del Algodón, que se celebra cada año el 7 de octubre, brinda la oportunidad de poner de relieve la contribución del algodón a la creación de empleo y al mantenimiento de la estabilidad económica en los países productores de algodón, en particular en los países menos adelantados (PMA). Los actos conmemorativos del Día tienen por objeto promover políticas comerciales sostenibles y permitir que los países en desarrollo se beneficien de la participación en cada etapa de la cadena de valor del algodón.

Official recognition of World Cotton Day

A United Nations General Assembly decision on 30 August 2021 officially recognized 7 October as World Cotton Day following a proposal submitted by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.

The UN resolution (A/RES/75/318) proclaiming World Cotton Day acknowledges the vital role cotton plays, recognizing the livelihoods and subsistence it provides for millions of people and its broader economic and social impact around the world.

World Cotton Day celebrations

The WTO hosted the first World Cotton Day on 7 October 2019 in response to an initiative of the Cotton-4 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali. The event was organized by the WTO Secretariat in collaboration with the secretariats of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).

The event was attended by over 800 participants at WTO headquarters, including ministers, heads of international organizations, high-level officials, Geneva-based delegates and the global cotton community — national growers associations, traders, inspection service providers, cotton promoters, development assistance partners, scientists, scholars, retailers, brand representatives and the private sector. It served as a key opportunity for participants to share knowledge and showcase cotton-related activities and products.

World Cotton Day celebrations have taken place every year since 2019.

Discussions on cotton at the WTO

At the WTO, cotton is the sole commodity discussed separately following an initiative launched by the Cotton-4 in 2003. The initiative aims to make international trade in cotton fairer and to shed light on the linkages between trade, cotton and development.

Discussions on cotton at the WTO focus on:

  • achieving reforms needed to address trade-distorting subsidies and to provide improved market access for cotton and cotton-related products from LDCs
  • monitoring and encouraging development assistance to the cotton sector in developing countries through cooperation projects and dissemination of information.

For more information, please visit: www.wto.org/cotton

Cotton Portal - Trade Intelligence for Cotton

El Portal del Algodón, presentado en la Conferencia Ministerial de Buenos Aires celebrada en 2017, proporciona un punto de acceso único a toda la información específica relativa al algodón disponible en las distintas bases de datos de la OMC y el ITC sobre el acceso a los mercados, las estadísticas comerciales, los contactos comerciales por países y la información relacionada con la asistencia al desarrollo.

Join us in the Webinar (French language only) on 7 November to discover this free tool! To attend the event on Zoom, please register in advance here

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La importancia del algodón en el mundo

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