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Alessandra Mezzadri

Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS University of London
Alessandra Mezzadri

Alessandra Mezzadri is Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS, University of London.

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Mission Cotton / India Story Analysis
The Mission for Cotton Productivity targets 140 districts across fourteen states, a coverage that reflects the crop's political and economic weight in India's agrarian landscape.

India Cannot Sell Its Cotton to the World Until It Admits Why the World Stopped Buying

  • Subir Ghosh

8 May 2026
Flax Sector / Study Findings Report
Interest in domestic natural fibres is rising across the UK's sustainable fashion and maker sectors, driven by demand for shorter, more transparent supply chains.

Scotland Proves Flax Can Grow but Cannot Yet Build an Industry

  • Special Correspondent

14 May 2026
 
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Beyond Headlines / Fashion & AI Analysis
A ten-year technology roadmap assumes the field will move in a legible direction. The history of AI development since 2020 suggests that assumption should be examined with care.

AI Promises Efficiency but the Fashion Industry Needs a Political Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

20 May 2026
Cotton Production / Latin America Overview Interview
The distance between what research centres achieve and what producers can apply remains one of the sector's most consequential and least-discussed structural problems.

Latin America's Cotton Diversity Is an Asset Nobody Has Unlocked Yet

  • Subir Ghosh

19 May 2026
 
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SecondHand / Indonesia Crackdown Report
Towards the end of March, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan (left) and SME Minister Teten Masduki made a bonfire of over 7,300 bales of imported used clothing. The market value of the used clothing destroyed was about 80 billion rupiah ($5.3 million),

Reuters Scoop on Recycling Leads to Indonesian Backlash Against Second-Hand Clothing

  • Subir Ghosh

5 April 2023
Country Overview / Egypt Prospects Commentary
The majority of the Egyptian garment industry's 1.5 million workers, 50% of whom are female, are unbanked, and are paid in cash.

Egypt Stakes Its Claim as Global Textiles and Apparel Powerhouse

  • Subir Ghosh

14 July 2025