The Change We Are Building.

The Sector Opportunity

Until eko·kotton's own programme data is available, the following sector benchmarks frame the scale of the opportunity:

• The EAC region has an annual cotton export potential of 400,000 metric tonnes, currently only 8% is being realised

• 2.5 million people are employed across the East African cotton value chain

• In comparable programmes (e.g. Cotton On Africa Cotton Programme, Kenya), farmer incomes previously below USD 1/day have grown significantly within 3 to 5 years

• 74% of farmers in the region's sustainable cotton programmes are women

• Certified and premium cotton commands 20–30% above commodity pricing

• Cotton On's Africa Cotton Programme supported over 15,000 farmers and 90,000 community beneficiaries within 7 years of launch

Our Commitments

As an early-stage organisation, we are committed to the following from day one:

• Transparency: annual impact reports with independently verified organic data

• Organic integrity: we will only make organic claims backed by documented third-party certification

• Cotton Connect partnership: programme delivery standards aligned with Cotton Connect's global framework

• Farmer primacy: programme design driven by farmer needs, not funder requirements

• Gender equity: minimum 50% women participation across all programme activities

Download our Impact Overview (PDF)

A summary of our model, theory of change, and sector opportunity suitable for due diligence and funding conversations.