The Mexican state of Chihuahua leads in production of cotton in the country during last year with 652,340 bales, with an average yield of 7.72 bales per hectare, as per the data released by the Ministry of the Rural Development of the ...
Tags: Cotton Production, cotton, cotton growers
During the current harvest season, the Latin American country of Paraguay is expected to produce around 1,800 to 2,000 kg of cotton per hectare, despite the drought, owing to use of transgenic cotton (Bt cotton) seeds, as per the Paraguayan ...
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A 16-member six country African delegation is in India to explore ways and means to increase exports of African cotton to India. The delegation is also visiting various Indian textile clusters in order to check and imbibe the best practices ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Cotton
In the past two months, both the United States (the largest exporter in 2012/13) and China (the largest producer and consumer in 2012/13) announced changes to their agricultural policies, including cotton. On February 7, 2014, President ...
Tags: Cotton Policies, Apparel
The Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (ABRAPA) has evaluated the new Farm Bill, which ends the subsidies given by the US Government to cotton growers. According to the market estimates and the first analysis made by advisors of ...
Tags: Cotton Producers, Farm Bill
The Brazilian Government would be closely examining the new US farm bill passed recently by the House of Representatives, to see whether it meets with the standards set by the World Trade Organization (WTO), before adopting any retaliatory ...
Tags: US Farm Bill, Textile
Thirteen U.S. cotton producers have been selected to participate in the 2014 National Cotton Council Policy Education Program (PEP) – which will give them an opportunity to learn more about the NCC's policy development/implementation ...
Tags: Cotton
In 2014, cotton will be sown on 545,000 hectares of land in Turkmenistan to achieve the planned production of 1.05 million tons of cotton, according to a plan approved by the Ministry of Agriculture. The plan has been framed in ...
The Llano Estacado Cotton Conference, conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bailey County, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Bailey County Electric Cooperative, 610 E. American Blvd., Muleshoe. "The ...
The Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (ABRAPA) along with the Bahia Association of Cotton Producers (ABAPA) of the Brazilian state of Bahia, unveiled guidelines of the Brazilian Cotton Program Manager (ABR) sustainability protocol ...
Tags: Cotton, Sustainability Protocols, Abrapa
A three-member team from the African continent visited India last month to understand the requirements of the Indian textile industry. Dioma Komonsira, communications manager of African Cotton Producers Association (APROCA), Traore ...
Tags: Cotton, Textile Industry
The northeaster Argentine province of Formosa would be getting some five million pesos in order to buy machinery for cotton production during the 2013-14 cotton harvest campaign in the province, said undersecretary of the Ministry of ...
Tags: Cotton Harvest, Mechanized Cotton
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists recently provided 2014 projections for major commodities produced in Texas, with many pointing to past drought conditions as a key factor in making or breaking a crop. The Plains region of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Just two months after its launch, the Cotton LEADS program continues to gain momentum along the global textile supply chain. Thirty textile companies - suppliers to some of the world's most recognizable apparel brands - have formally ...
The average yield of cotton in Greece has reached record levels this year and has touched around 322 kg per hectare, Athanasios Tsaftaris, Minister of Rural Development and Food (MADF), said in the House during the debate on state budget ...
Tags: Greek Cotton, Textile