The workshops offered a carefully curated curriculum designed to meet the agro-climatic needs of Uzbekistan’s central ...

Despite privatisation efforts, the Uzbekistan government maintains a significant influence over farmers by enforcing cotton production plans. Local officials, under pressure from higher ...

Uzbekistan is one of the few cotton-growing countries that ... Data were gathered in four regions that vary in terms of labor scarcity, area of land under cotton, cotton production conditions, and ...

Uzbekistan is pivoting towards textile production instead. Exports of raw cotton are decreasing, and instead there’s a growing focus towards textiles and materials. The UNECE reported how ...

A coming court verdict on the admissibility of independently verified information could have lasting negative implications for labor rights reporting in Uzbekistan. Privatization of the cotton ...

Last month, Cotton Campaign called on the Uzbekistan government to strengthen reforms to tackle structural problems that are perpetuating risks of forced labour in the country’s cotton production.

According to the report, cotton production is expected to rise by ... Pakistan, Turkiye, and Uzbekistan were noted. Consequently, global ending stocks for 2023-24 have been adjusted downward ...