As decided during the 5th Meeting of the India-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission held in New Delhi in October 2018, Government of India deputed an expert on cotton, Dr. V.N. Waghmare, to Azerbaijan to explore collaboration with Azerbaijan in cotton cultivation. Dr. Waghmare, Director of the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur (pioneer cotton research Institute in India) visited Azerbaijan for a week from 27 October 2019.

As of Oct. 9, 130,201 tons of raw cotton were delivered to cotton collection centers across Azerbaijan, which is 1.6 times more compared to the same period of 2018,Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry.

Some 100,000 hectares of cotton were planted in Azerbaijan in 2019 and high productivity in cotton harvesting is expected due to relevant measures taken to develop this sector.

The US Labor Department made the final decision on the withdrawal of Uzbek cotton from the list of Executive Order No. 13126, a presidential act prohibiting government procurement in the US of goods manufactured using forced child labor, Trend reports with reference to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington.

Azerbaijan has ancient traditions of cotton growing. During excavations at the construction site of the Mingachevir Hydro Power Plant, a flap of cotton was found, dated back few thousand years ago.

Strengthening and developing bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation with China is one of the priorities of Tajikistan’s foreign policy.

In the coming days, the Gilan Textile Park company will begin to export its first batch of yarn to Portugal, the company told Trend.

In Turkmenistan, cotton production should be increased to 1,250 million tons next year, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the country.

Cotton, or how it is also called "white gold", occupies the main part in textile exports of Tajikistan.

The number of varieties of cultivated colored cotton may increase in Azerbaijan.