The alternative source was discussed at the “African-Asian Cotton B2B Meeting” arranged by International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation in Dhaka on Sunday. Cotton traders from home and abroad attended the meeting which talked about the possibility of picking Africa as an alternative. “The crisis hits the garment sector when India and China stop exporting,” said Bangladesh Cotton Association President Mohammad Shahidullah. African Cotton Association President Baba Barthe claimed cotton of Africa has a reputation worldwide. Munich Group’s Md Anis Faruq, on the other hand, preferred picking Africa as an alternative source of cotton for Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 April 09, 2017 15:00 UTC