Nominations for the 2020 DNFI Award Received

A fascinating array of nominations for the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2020 were received by the deadline on 11 September, and eight finalists have …

Top 10 Cotton Producing Countries in the World

(Update: 1. July 2020) Cotton is the most important plant fibre to make textile products. Cotton is cultivated by many countries around the globe, with four main types of cotton growing commonly, which …

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For the fourth time in a row since 2017, the Discover National Fibre Initiative is once again inviting entries for its now coveted DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award. The …

DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2020

(Update: 28. April 2020) The Discover Natural Fibre Initiative (DNFI) was created in January 2010 as an outgrowth of the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009, which had been declared …

40 Million Households Produce Natural Fibres

An estimated 40 million households (households vary in size from an average of 3 in China to 15 in some countries of Africa) were engaged in natural fibre production during …

35th International Cotton Conference Bremen 2020

Conference postponed (Updated: March 6th 2020) In March 2020, Bremen will once more become the centre of the world wide cotton industry. The International Cotton Conference will be taking place …