On Thursday January 30, 2020, the President of Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, opened the second edition of the International Cotton and Textile Fair (SICOT). A biannual event that promotes Burkina cotton and textile processing. The inauguration of the Organic Cotton Ginning Company (SECOBIO), followed this ceremony, sponsored by Akinwumi Adesina, Managing Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Republic of Turkey was the guest of honor at this SICOT.

“Cotton Production and Processing: Drivers of Industrialization and Economic Growth for African States”. It is under this theme that the second edition of the International Cotton and Textile Fair (SICOT) was held on January 30 and 31, 2020, in the city of the Red Rider. A platform for exchanges and reflection, which brought together professionals from all the cotton value chains around the concerns and development opportunities of the cotton and textile sector.