Coordinated by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency and implemented by the Centre of Excellence against Hunger, the project will complement other South-South cooperation initiatives conducted by the Brazilian government in the cotton-growing sector in Africa, such as the Cotton-4 + Togo, Cotton Victoria and Zambezi Cotton Shire. The project also complements the South-South cooperation activities in food and nutritional security developed by the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger<\/p>\n Among the planned activities is the training of small-scale cotton producers for the production and marketing of cotton by-products and combined crops in public and private markets. Awareness-raising and technical support to public agencies in the partner countries will also be promoted so that the use of cotton by-products and combined crops is incorporated into government programmes. In addition, the project will promote exchanges between countries. Four countries will be selected from among the 10 countries with which Brazil already cooperates in the cotton sector.<\/p>\n Cotton<\/span><\/p>\n The African continent is among the largest cotton producers in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, cotton is grown almost exclusively by smallholder farmers, dependent on the work of family members. While demand for cotton fiber has presented variations on a global level, there is a growing interest in cotton by-products such as seed, cottonseed meal, cottonseed oil, and linter. The project takes advantage of this marketing potential to contribute to the increase of cotton producers’ income through the expansion of the commercialization of cotton by-products.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/centrodeexcelencia.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Assinatura1.jpg\")
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