World Cotton Day 2025: Here are 7 fascinating facts you need

World Cotton Day 2025: Here are 7 fascinating facts you need Kaveri Amin Mid-Day Lifestyle By Kaveri Amin Published Oct 06, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

World Cotton Day World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on October 7, it honours cotton’s lasting impact on livelihoods, sustainability, and the global economy [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Origin World Cotton Day was proposed by the Cotton-4 nations—Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali— to the WTO to highlight cotton’s global and economic importance [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Significance The day highlights cotton’s role in supporting 100+ million families, promoting sustainability, and addressing farmers’ global challenges [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Varieties While there are around 40 species, only four are used for modern commercial cotton production [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Global Impact Cotton is grown in 80+ countries, cotton sustains 350 million people and remains a renewable, biodegradable alternative to synthetic fibers [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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