On The Ground Reports
Waiting for Compromise
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a sensible enough idea. An inter-governmental entity set up to regulate trade among countries seems very practical, necessary even,...more
Industry Leaders Speak: What is the Future of Global Cotton?
Cotton industry members from all areas of the world are asking the same question: what is the future of cotton? With the international market in...more
UNCITRAL Chapter 3: Electronic Transport Documents
One of UN Commission’s major goals in drafting the new Convention is to modernize and unify the law concerning the international carriage of goods by...more
UNCITRAL Chapter 2: Scope of Application
First things first, here are some links to the contracts and conventions in question:
Draft Convention On The Carraige of Goods [wholly or partly] [by sea]
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/V07/881/07/PDF/V0788107.pdf?OpenElement
Hague...more
Join Me In A Week Long Discussion - UNCITRAL
Since 2002 The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has been developing a Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by...more
Keeping Cotton Moving
There is much debate and policy compromise over trading guidelines in the international community; a free exchange of commerce is important to the success of...more
You Can't Make Everyone Happy, India
Last week I heard mumblings about a possible ban on Indian cotton exports. It would be more apt, actually, to describe them as grumblings. Their...more
A Little Help from Friends
As a new editor at Cotton International, I am constantly asking industry members and readers what content they would like to see in our publication....more
Making Sense of All This Green
I am not embarrassed to say that I am an environmentalist. I realize this can sometimes be almost a dirty word in the agricultural industry,...more
A new retail consumer
Driving to work last week, I heard a story on National Public Radio about the recent resurgence in Spam sales. Spam, if you are not...more
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