WEST AFRICAN COTTON CO LTD (WACOT)

West African Cotton Company Limited, has its ginnery (Continental Eagle 3×141 Sawains) in Funtua, Katsina State in the heart of cotton growing area of Nigeria and has a capacity to gin over 50,000 metric tons of seed cotton per season. The company is also having cotton Out Grower Scheme and Farmer Assistance Scheme through which quality inputs are distributed to loyal farmers on credit for over 12,000 hectares. The purpose of the scheme is to enhance the yield and quality of the cotton lint and to ensure that the cotton reaches the ginnery without contamination. The company has been exporting substantial quantities of cotton from Nigeria.