General Website Information

The Cotton Exporter’s Guide Website is derived from the Cotton Exporter’s Guide, which has been published, in printed format, in English, French and Spanish by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in 2008.

This tri-lingual website has been established and developed as a dynamic online information resource platform for training purposes, to reach out to cotton stakeholders around the world, with a focus on Africa. In addition to information contained in the printed version of the Cotton Exporter’s Guide, this website provides recent additions and will be updated regularly.

Language

The default language of the website is English. For French or Spanish versions, click on the language you are interested in at the top right-hand corner below the banner.

Navigation Tools

News

Chapter updates and forthcoming events will be announced in the News column.

Forum

On this discussion platform, questions and answers will be exchanged among registered users. 

Login

By creating a user name and password, you will gain access to services such as forum discussions and newsletters. Moreover, you will be able to make contributions to the future development of the Guide. Any contributions will be adequately acknowledged.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding the ITC Cotton Programme or the Cotton Exporter’s Guide Website, please contact us.

Search facility

When a word is typed in the search box, a list of references containing the search word will appear in the middle panel. The results will indicate in which section and chapter the word appears. By clicking on the choice of the search results, you will be directed to the corresponding page of the Guide.

ITC Website

By clicking on the banner on the Home Page, you will access the main website of the International Trade Centre.

Main Menu

Chapters

The six Chapters of the Guide can be accessed from the Main Menu and are organized according to three levels of indexation, comprising chapter summaries, main headings and sub-headings.

Two new market profiles – South Africa and Vietnam – are available on-line but not yet included in Chapter 6 of the paper copy.

Useful Addresses (Market Profiles)

Provide contact information on top spinning mills, international companies, cotton textile mills, government associations, cotton brokers, agents and exporter’s unions, of the major importing markets featured in the Cotton Exporter’s Guide.

Quick Links

Abbreviations

Refer to the terms and associations used in the Guide

International Cotton Associations

Provide information on 17 of the largest cotton associations in the world, who are members of the Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations (CICCA).

Conversion Factors

Contains list of conversion units and explanation on how to use them

Useful Websites

Provide information on cotton from various international organizations, cotton associations, trading companies, research institutes and NGOs

Cotton to Clothing

Website on the Textiles and Clothing Programme at the International Trade Centre (ITC)

ITC Technical Assistance

From Cotton to Markets

Fact sheet describes the International Trade Centre’s African Cotton Development Initiative

Cotton Sector

Power Point Presentation on ITC’s Technical Assistance in the Cotton Sector

Training Seminars

Event brochures describe ITC’s programme of activities for the cotton value chain capacity building and promotion of African cotton to major importing markets such as Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Turkey.

On-going projects

Give details of objectives, activities and outcomes of ITC cotton-related projects.