ITK Aid-cotton project

The ITK Aid-cotton project - Technical Innovations and Africanization of Cotton Sustainability Indicators - is a project that was funded by the European Union over the 2015-2016 period.

Partner countries

Partner countries in West and Central Africa, countries visited outside Africa: this is the geography of the ITK Aid-cotton project.

Partners in West and Central Africa 

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Ivory Coast
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Senegal
  • Togo

Countries visited in South America and Asia

  • Brazil
  • China
  • Objectives

    The project took place over the 2015-2016 period, in the aim of improving the competitiveness, added value and sustainability of African cotton value chains on a sustainable basis.
  • Work packages

    The project was organized into 3 components interacting with each other and run by leader.
  • Study tours

    Brazil - May 2015 & China - August 2015
  • Workshops

    Seminar / Technical workshops