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Cotton is an indigenous crop to southern Chad. [1] In 1910, the French colonial administration organized market production on a limited scale under the direction of the military governor. [ 1 ] By 1920, the colonial administration was promoting the large-scale production of cotton for export. [ 1 ]
The Société cotonnière du Tchad, also called Cotontchad, is a parastatal Chadian company operating in a monopoly regime that buys and exports all the cotton produced in Chad. [1] Cotton represents 40% of the country's exports and in past years has been even more dominant.
Chad (Arabic: تشاد; French: Tchad), officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa.It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.
The history of cotton can be traced from its domestication, through the important role it played in the history of India, the British Empire, and the United States, to its continuing importance as a crop and commodity. The history of the domestication of cotton is very complex and is not known exactly. [1]
The export of cotton was done before the discovery of oil, the current main source of income for Chad. Cotton cultivation has been funded by French corporations (through the CCCE, now the AFD , [ 15 ] and the public company Dagris, now Geocoton ) and the European Development Fund [ 16 ] [ 17 ] of the European Union .
As of 1990, manufacturing in Chad was dominated by agribusiness, and Cotontchad in particular. [1] Next in importance were the National Sugar Company of Chad (Société Nationale Sucrière du Tchad—SONASUT), the Chadian Textile Company (Société Tchadienne de Textile—STT), the Logone Breweries (Brasseries du Logone—BdL), and the Cigarette Factory of Chad (Manufacture des Cigarettes du ...
Governor-General Félix Éboué welcomes Charles de Gaulle to Chad. Chad was a part of the French colonial empire from 1900 to 1960. Colonial rule under the French began in 1900 when the Military Territory of Chad was established.
During the 1930s, cotton, tea, and coffee emerged as important cash crops in Ubangi-Shari and the mining of diamonds and gold began in earnest. Several cotton companies were granted purchasing monopolies over large areas of cotton production and were able to fix the prices paid to cultivators, which assured profits for their shareholders.