International Year of Natural Fibres 2009
The International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 was officially launched on 22 January 2009 at FAO in Rome. [ more... ]

Symposium on Natural Fibres 20 October 2008.
Proceedings of the Symposium are now available. [ more... ]

FAO welcomes UN Resolution on International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 [ more... ]

The impact of developed-country policies on developing-country cotton producers
There has been considerable interest in this topic, particularly with a case brought by Brazil against the United States in the WTO, and with action by West African cotton producers. Links to various documents on this topic are provided on the right hand side of this page. [ more... ]

Cotton Commodity notes
After reaching a multi-year high in October 2003, the Cotlook 'A' Index, an indicator of world cotton prices, has been weakening, particularly since March 2004. [ more... ]

Commodity Analysis on Cotton
The Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service of the Commodities and Trade Division regularly conducts analyses of the global cotton market for publication in the Commodity Market Review and elsewhere. [ more... ]

The impact of domestic and trade policies on the world cotton market. Daneswar Poonyth, Alexander Sarris, Ramesh Sharma and Shangnan Shui. FAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper No.8.
There is a long tradition in the quantification of the impact of agricultural trade distortions on global markets, trade, and individual countries, notably in the context of the ongoing multilateral trade negotiations. [ more... ]

Cotton subsidies in rich countries mean lower prices worldwide [ more... ]