• It is celebrated annually on 7th October.
• Aim: To create jobs and maintain economic stability in cotton-producing countries, particularly in Least-Developed Countries (LDCs).
• The World Trade Organisation (WTO) hosted the first World Cotton Day on 7th October 2019.
• It serves as a key opportunity for participants to share knowledge and showcase cotton-related activities and products.
• Significance of Cotton
  
  • Cotton is a global commodity grown in over 75 countries across five continents and traded worldwide.
  • It’s a poverty-alleviating crop in some of the least developed countries in the world, providing sustainable and decent employment to people across the globe.
  • It biodegrades quickly compared with synthetic alternatives, decreasing the number of plastics entering our waterways and helping to keep our oceans clean.
  • It’s the only agricultural commodity that provides both fiber and food.
  • As a crop that grows in arid climates, it thrives in places no other crop can.

World Cotton Day: 7th October