November 13, 2019

India blames US-China trade war for cotton sector slowdown

Attributing the Indian cotton yarn sector slowdown to the US-China trade war, textiles minister Smriti Irani recently assured stakeholders of finding a solution to the (...)

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November 3, 2017

INDIA: Ryots take to suicide as cotton price falls

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December 20, 2017

Welspun develops technology to track source of cotton

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May 15, 2018

INDIA: Demand for cotton seeds in Punjab down 20-30% from year ago

Cotton season in Punjab is off to a sluggish start, with seed companies reporting low demand for BT cotton seeds, the variety that accounts for (...)

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November 1, 2017

INDIA: To maintain price stability, cotton body seeks govt intervention

COIMBATORE, OCTOBER 30:   An estimated record crop of 400 lakh bales of cotton in 2017-18 is expected to push the cotton farmer into a precarious (...)

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March 21, 2018

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

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October 4, 2018

INDIA: This foundation sowed the seeds of organic cotton farming for farmers to reap rich results

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December 18, 2018

How India fuelled slavery with the export of cotton

Two hundred years ago the first cotton mill was set up in India Daniel Defoe once lamented in his weekly, The Review, That was in (...)

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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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December 18, 2018

Organic cotton climate impact 50% less than conventional

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