It is believed that the main reason behind the Belgian colonial government's decision in Rwanda was meant exclusively to enforce segregation between Hutus and Tutsis. The Belgian considered the Tutsi as the superior race and discriminated against the Hutu people.
"Petit Gulf cotton was a cotton hybrid patented by planter Rush Nutt at his Laurel Hill Plantation in Rodney, Mississippi, in 1833. It was named "Petit Gulf" for the bend of the Mississippi River where it was grown."