(Recasts, adds detail, background, byline) By Tiemoko Diallo BAGUINEDA, Mali, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Mali's cotton crop for 2008/09 will come in at less than half a previous estimate, dealing a huge setback to plans to revive production in what was once West Africa's biggest grower. "It's a catastrophe," an official of the state cotton firm CMDT said on Thursday. The crop is now forecast at 210,222 tonnes, down from last year's total and far below its previous forecast of 462,000 tonnes, according...
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