Koutiala begins checks ahead of 2026-2027 cotton ginning season
Seasonal CMDT workers started a physical control operation in Koutiala on November 9, which runs until November 25.
Seasonal workers at the Malian textile company CMDT began a physical control operation in Koutiala on November 9, 2026, ahead of the 2026-2027 cotton ginning campaign. The operation is set to run until November 25.
A communiqué from the CMDT regional director, broadcast on radio, says the checks cover the factories in Koutiala, Kimparana and Karangana, as well as the garage and common services. The Kimparana and Karangana units did not run a ginning campaign last year because of insecurity in those areas.
The checks are the first step before ginning begins. The packet does not give a start date for the campaign itself.
Why it mattersSeasonal CMDT workers and the three ginning units in Koutiala, Kimparana and Karangana are the people directly affected by the checks and the coming campaign.