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Torstai, a Finnish clothing brand has become the world’s first sports clothing brand to take part in the Fairtrade Cotton Programme.

Torstai, a Finnish clothing brand has become the world’s first sports clothing brand to take part in the Fairtrade Cotton Programme.

Torstai, a Finnish clothing brand has become the world’s first sports clothing brand to take part in the Fairtrade Cotton Programme.

A new International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report informs that world cotton production is projected to increase 6 per cent year over year to 22.5 million tons in 2015/16.

World’s cotton harvested area in 2016-17 is projected at about three per cent below last season. For India-the leading cotton producer-the crop is forecast at 27 million bales in 2016-17, two per cent above 2015’s six-year low.

World’s cotton harvested area in 2016-17 is projected at about three per cent below last season. For India—the leading cotton producer—the crop is forecast at 27 million bales in 2016-17, two per cent above 2015’s six-year low. In 2016-17, an above-average yield is expected to more than offset lower cotton area as farmers in India are reported to have planted alternative crops.