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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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Cotton Production / ICAC Study Analysis
Cotton’s "reputation" as a water-hungry crop has long shaped sustainability narratives, but new global data drills holes in that unsubstantiated theory. With 75% of its water needs met by rainfall and just 1.59% of global irrigation attributed to cotton, the real challenge lies in improving irrigation efficiency, not vilifying the fibre.

Cotton’s Water Myth Busted: New Global Study Exposes Flawed 'Thirsty Crop' Claims

  • Subir Ghosh

10 July 2025
Q-comm India / Current Trends Analysis
Young professionals in Indian metros are driving fashion quick commerce with last-minute purchases and a preference for digital-first convenience.

Quick Commerce Finds Its Goldmine in Indian Fashion’s Urgency and Margins

  • Piyush Deogirikar

11 July 2025
 
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India-UK CETA / Trade Prospects Report
Indian apparel and leather goods could soon find space in UK street fashion as the new trade agreement opens tariff-free access to British markets.

FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports

  • Subir Ghosh

25 July 2025
Technical Textiles / India Prospects Interview
Small textile units are crucial to India’s technical textiles push—bridging policy with practice, and powering innovation from the ground up.

From Policy to Practice: How PHDCCI Aims to Fast-Track India’s Technical Textiles Growth

  • Special Correspondent

21 July 2025
 
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Tariff Impact / Fast Fashion Commentary
Much of Shein’s production takes place in the so-called “Shein village” in Guangzhou, China, where workers often sew for 12–14 hours a day under poor conditions to keep pace with the demand for new items.

Shein, Temu and the Tariff Fallout: Why Australia Became Fast Fashion's New Frontier

  • Mona Mashhadi Rajabi
  • Lisa Lake
  • Martina Linnenluecke
  • Yun Shen

12 June 2025
Indigenous Fashion / Colonialism First Person
Kitsch items are often gathered and reclaimed by First Nations peoples, artists, designers and academics. For instance, vintage Australian tourist scarves portray First Nations people as primitive caricatures and noble savages.

First Nations Artists in Australia Reclaiming Colonial Objects through Garments

  • Treena Clark

13 February 2024