March 21, 2018

India's cotton plantings to fall as pest dents farmers' income

* Area expected to drop 12 pct from a year ago * Pink bollworms trim yields, raises input costs * Farmers could switch to soybeans (...)

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February 21, 2019

India: Cotton and Products Update

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March 12, 2018

INDIA: cotton production nearly doubled since Bt Cotton's introduction in 2002

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August 21, 2018

Pest attack, scanty rains to dent India cotton exports: trade body head

Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is likely to export 7 million bales of cotton in 2018/19, down 30 percent from an earlier estimate, as (...)

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August 29, 2020

INDIA: Cotton harvesting in Punjab to get delayed, picking begins from September 15

Agriculture experts attribute the postponement in the raw cotton picking schedule to a delay in sowing period due to the Covid-19 outbreak

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August 7, 2017

Trans-shipment service for imported cotton at Tuticorin

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September 25, 2019

Opinion: Is the Indian Textile Industry in Crisis Mode?

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August 1, 2018

Pink bollworm attacks cotton crop in Vidarbha, Marathwada

The pink bollworm has again attacked cotton plants in Maharashtra this year, causing concern among farmers and the government. The pest had caused largescale damage (...)

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September 28, 2017

INDIA: 9 farmers die in Yavatmal after spraying insecticide on crops

Four others lose vision, 70 under treatment in hospital 27 September, 2017 Nine farmers have died after spraying "Profex Super" insecticide on their Bt cotton (...)

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August 29, 2017

Is GM cotton a success in India or not?

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