Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General
7 November 2025
Dear Ambassadors/Permanent Representatives,
I am enclosing
the latest version of the Evolving Table on Cotton Development Assistance (_WT/CFMC/6/Rev.39) for
review by Members in advance of the next Round of the Director‑General's
Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC), scheduled for 19 November 2025.
The enclosed
Evolving Table (ET) contains project updates by France, Switzerland and Brazil.
It also includes updates on projects implemented by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
I would
like to report that the total value of active, cotton-specific projects under
Part I, "Cotton-Specific Development Assistance", now stands at
USD 378.4 million. This reflects a significant increase of 15% compared
to the previous amount of USD 328.9 million in the last ET revision.
Additionally, the disbursement rate rose to 42% of total committed funds, up
from 26.1% previously.
While the
total number of active projects under Part I increased from 49 to 53, active
projects under Part II "Agriculture and Infrastructure-Related
Development Assistance", remains unchanged at 33 as in the previous ET
revision.
Part III of
the ET lists cotton focal points from developing country Members, with updates
received from Argentina, Benin and Mozambique.
Part IV of
the ET compiles cotton-related development assistance requests submitted by
developing country Members. A total of eleven project requests have been submitted
by Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Mali, and the C-4 as a group,
for consideration.
The 44th
Round of the DGCFMC will be held on 19 November 2025, starting at 10 a.m.
The twenty‑second Dedicated Discussion of the Relevant Trade-related
Developments on Cotton will take place in the afternoon of the same day,
starting at 3 p.m.
The enclosed
document will form the basis for the 44rd Round of Consultations of
the DGCFMC.
Yours
sincerely,
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala