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Detailed explanation-1: -October 7 is celebrated each year as World Cotton Day. Year 2022 marks the third-anniversary celebration of the international event. Below, we look at the theme of this year’s celebration, its history and its significance. Cotton fibre and cottonseed are two of the most heavily used plant products globally.

Detailed explanation-2: -On this second official UN World Cotton Day, the United Nations wants to raise visibility of the cotton sector and awareness of the critical role that it plays in economic development, international trade and poverty alleviation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The World Cotton day is celebrated on 7 October as a global celebration of cotton and its stakeholders, from field to fabric and beyond. At the initiative of the Cotton-4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali), the World Trade Organisation made the launch of World Cotton Day on 7 October 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -October 7 is celebrated each year as World Cotton Day. 2022 marks the third-anniversary celebration of the international event.

Detailed explanation-5: -World Cotton Day 2021 Events organized by the global cotton community range from lectures, panels and roundtables to photo contests and activities that showcase products, results, sustainable and social responsibility activities, and innovation in the cotton value chain.