Most cotton is harvested by machine and taken by truck from the fields ready for transportation. B. Temperatures in Mali can reach 40 C so Malian women and men like to wear robes made of cotton called bobos . The robes are brightly coloured and the patterns represent things from the Mali people's lives and folktales. C. Malian farmers grow cotton and other crops in their fields. Cotton bushes need regular watering.
Some cotton is picked by hand.
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