Mali Must Move Beyond Its Success
[allAfrica] Mali built a cotton sector capable of producing, ginning and exporting at scale. Mossadeck Bally argues that this success must now support a more demanding ambition: retain more fibre, begin with spinning and finance industry fo
Mali's established cotton production and ginning capacity provides a foundation for moving into spinning and other downstream processing, which could capture more value domestically rather than exporting raw fibre. Realising this shift would require long-term industrial financing and supportive policy to build viable textile manufacturing.
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