A review of current state and future directions of cotton production in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of cotton-producing countries and export part its products to the international market. Cotton continued be cultivated in for many centuries both irrigation rain-fed systems. The country has a huge potential produce cotton different agroecology that absorbs large young work force. Considering suitable environmental conditions grow crop availability cheap manpower, Ethiopian government given priority develop textile garment sectors since last two decades. existing industries are cotton-based their booming stage. On other hand, quality raw material not satisfying growing demand. In order support increasing number industries, supply enough sustainable manner crucial. Therefore, this review details information based on primary secondary data, which related country’s production, characteristics cotton, available varieties, marketing systems, initiatives working sector. This also tries pinpoint multi-dimensional problems facing management systems indicates possible solutions betterment