SECO Fact File

Annual seed cotton production	65,800 MT
Annual lint cotton production	28,500 MT
Land area cultivated	65,000 hectares
Farm yield	1,012 kg/hectare (seed cotton) or 450 kg/hectare (lint)
Number of participating farmers	16,500
Ginning capacity	70,000 MT
Share of lint cotton production in Côte d’Ivoire	20%
Employee strength	200
Target land area of production by 2020	100,000 hectares