Indorama Agro abruptly prepaid its loans and walked away from its contractual obligation to implement the EBRD’s E&S ...

Uzbekistan’s refined cottonseed oil production saw impressive growth in the first quarter of 2025, with output rising to ...

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 ...

Thankfully, a culture of reform has swept Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. Cotton is one of Uzbekistan’s largest exports – 1.6 bn tonnes of cotton was exported during 2022. It’s the sixth ...

The project, which started in August 2022, aims to improve labour conditions and prevent forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. The initiative is set to bolster the ability of employees ...

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 ...