Maharashtra government recently declared 115 tehsils, or administrative zones, in 18 districts of Marathwada, North Maharashtra and Vidarbha regions as ‘cotton growing’ areas to boost the textile industry.
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Nearly 18 types of trash contamination creep into Indian cotton, which, in turn, affects the spinning mills
The Union Ministry of Textiles has issued a draft notification prescribing quality standards for cotton bales as per the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms.
As the world’s largest standard for sustainable cotton from Africa, Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) now certifies around 40 per cent of the cotton produced by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
With unsettled trade dispute between China and the United States, the US government announced support schemes. United States’ agricultural commodity producers will receive support to offset price imbalances due to the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China.
By this time cotton sowing is almost over and therefore, in our view the acreage under cotton this year will reach around 110 lakh hectare which will be approximately 10 per cent lower than last year.
Translational research focusing on all aspects from cotton seed to shirts on the rack will the next phase of cotton research.