A smiling woman in a red dress carrying a bowl of raw cotton past a field

The Faces Behind the Fibre

715,000 farmers grow CmiA cotton. Each one has a name, a family, and a story. Here are some of them, as told in their own words from their own fields.

All Farmer Stories

Told in their own words, from their own fields

Growing Benin’s Organic Cotton Sector
Emmanuel Dossoumou grows cotton near the village of Aklampa. He explains why he switched to the CmiA Organic standard, why farming has become harder, and what changed for the women in his community.
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“Competence Has No Gender”
Adèle Noudjilembaye was born into a cotton-farming family in Chad and now leads sustainability at Cotontchad SN. She has helped organise more than 600 women’s producer groups covering over 3,000 hectares.
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Wear a smile with…Elikana Shilinde
Elikana Shilinde, from the village of Nyamisagusa in Tanzania, decided to grow CmiA Organic cotton four years ago and is convinced that he made the right call for himself and his family. In this interview, the 36-year-old father of three talks about the advantages he sees in working together with CmiA.
Farmer Story8 October 2021
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Wear a Smile with…Fanta Soro
Promoting and supporting female cotton farmers in rural Africa is a key responsibility for Cotton made in Africa. 18 percent of all farmers participating in the CmiA programme are women. One of these women is Fanta Soro.
Farmer Story2 November 2020
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Wear a smile with… Sabina & Paul
Cotton as a natural fiber is one of the most important raw materials in the textile value chain. With around 30 million tons projected for…
Farmer Story31 October 2019
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Wear a smile with… Madeleine Tringal
Since the Rana Plaza garment factory building collapsed in 2013 burying more than 1,100 people, more and more of us are asking: Where do my…
Farmer Story24 September 2019
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