World Cotton Day: 07 October

World Cotton Day (WCD) is observed globally on 7th October. The international day aims to celebrate the advantages of cotton, ranging from its qualities as a natural fibre to the benefits people obtain from its production, transformation, trade and consumption. WCD Day was initiated by the Group of Cotton-4 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali to reflect the importance of cotton as a global commodity.

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History of the day:

The initiative of World Cotton Day was born in 2019, when four cotton producers in sub-Saharan Africa– Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali, known as the Cotton Four -proposed the World Trade Organization a World Cotton Day celebration on October 7.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: 

• World Trade Organization Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
• World Trade Organization Founded: 1 January 1995.
• World Trade Organization Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

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