THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) says incessant power outages delayed its cotton processing calendar last year forcing it to spill over into this year. This comes as the company’s cotton purchases from farmers increased by 33 546 metric tonnes (mt) in the third quarter of last year thereby delaying the ginning process as it…
Power outages delay Cottco’s ginning process

The country is targeting to produce 270 000 metric tonnes of cotton from 180 000 hectares to be planted in the upcoming season.