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Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is an initiative of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) that helps African smallholder cotton farmers in Africa to improve their living conditions revealed that over 50 million textiles used CmiA labelled cotton fibre last year, which came from over 320,000 tonnes of cotton produced by the organisations smallholder farmers in Africa.

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Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) foray into Norway through its new partnership with KID INTERIOR, specialized in home textiles with a typically Scandinavian modern and minimalistic design touch. The company is the first CmiA Demand Alliance Partner in Norway. KID INTERIOR by cooperation with CmiA supports fair working conditions for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and helps to protect the environment.

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Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) is an initiative of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) that helps African smallholder cotton farmers in Africa to improve their living conditions works with 67 spinning mills, ginned 700,000 tons of cotton for use textile production. This year use of cotton up a sizable 71 percent over last year’s 408, 415 tons. Roughly 30.5 million textiles went to market with the CmiA seal.

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International conference on African textile industry to be held in Addis Ababa for three days starting from October 19, 2015, which will give an opportunity for the country to display the potential it has in the textile and garment sector and bring in foreign investors and buyers as well.

The participants at the conference will be investors engaged in cotton, textile, tailoring and stakeholders that support the sustainability of the growth of the sector, a press release issued by Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute stated.

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The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) following successful verification in accordance with the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) sustainability standard would cooperate with the Ethiopian Cotton Producers, Exporters and Ginners Association (ECPGEA) and would now be involved in sustainable cotton farming in the North-Western Ethiopia and will provide support to more than 9,000 smallholder farmers to produce more eco cotton that attract interest from labels abroad.

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The Aid by Trade Foundation has come up with a win-win solution for clothing suppliers and African cotton farmers; it follows an innovative approach in development cooperation. The Cotton made in Africa Initiative follows the principles of “social business”; this is aid by trade, helping people to help themselves by means of commercial activities. The African smallholder farmers who have joined this initiative are partners on an equal footing.