Burkina Faso's Western Cotton Growers Threaten Crop Boycott Over Low Price

Cotton growers in western Burkina Faso have threatened to boycott the crop season over a price for the fiber they say is too low, Abdoulaye Tani, president of the Houet Cotton Producers' Committee, said. The group, which has about 500 members, are also upset about the rising cost of fertilizer, he said by phone from the city of Bobo Dioulasso today. Burkina Faso, sub-Saharan Africa's biggest

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