The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan is expecting to harvest around 1.05 million tons of cotton this season from an area of 550,000 hectares, mainly in Mary and Akhal provinces. Exceeding the Government’s estimates by 11 ...
Cotton cultivation in Latin American country of Colombia has deteriorated due to the decreasing demand from both the domestic and global textile industry as well as lack of sophisticated pest management program. According to the ...
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OEKO-TEX presented the first Sustainability Award to five companies from the textile and clothing industry during an evening event in Frankfurt/Germany. The winners in the different categories are: - Sung Hing Industries Holding ...
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Tanzania’s cotton output for the ongoing season is likely to plunge 40 percent, due to outdated agricultural techniques and other factors, according to a Tanzania’s Daily News report. Tanzania’s cotton cultivation ...
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Eyeing to revive cotton production in the country, the Government of the western African country of Gambia has injected a sum of D 2.6 million for providing inputs to the farmers for forthcoming season, the Minister of Agriculture, Solomon ...
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Pakistan’s Punjab province has completed cotton sowing on 16 percent of the total area targeted by the Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) for the ongoing cotton season, Cotton Development Commissioner in the Ministry of Textile Industry ...
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Cameroon’s Cotton Development Company (SODECOTON) is expecting the country’s cotton production to rise to about 235,000 tons, about 30 percent more than 180,000 tons of cotton produced last season. More than 200,000 tons ...
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The textile and clothing sector in Peru has great potential, but the difficult economic environment in major markets, fall in the exchange rate, and growing labour costs are impeding their exports, according to Asociación de ...
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Turkmenistan Ministry of Agriculture has announced that cotton sowing has started on an area of about 550,000 hectares in the country. Cotton has been sown on about 165,000 hectares in Mary region, on 140,000 hectares in Dashoguz, on ...
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The Government of Mozambique, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has initiated an insurance programme for cotton growers in districts of Monapo and Lalaua – the two main cotton producing districts. The programme has been ...
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The Government of Pakistan is considering incorporating ambitious targets in its five-year cotton policy 2013-17, the draft of which has not yet been finalized. The policy would aim to boost Pakistan’s cotton production to 22 ...
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New York City-based fashion jeans maker DL1961 Premium Denim Inc. has launched a denim line featuring Austria-based Lenzing AG's ProModal® blend of Lenzing Modal® and Tencel® cellulosic staple fibers derived from beech and ...
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India’s cotton output for 2012-13 season is likely to be about 35.5 million bales of 170 kg each, while its consumption is estimated to be about 26.5 million bales, which would result in a sizeable surplus, according to Cotton ...
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Brazil and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a new South-South cooperation agreement worth $20 million that aims to channel Brazilian expertise in cotton production to other developing countries. The ...
A two-fold rise in Uganda’s cotton production during last fiscal indicates that the cotton sector of the country is on the path of revival. Cotton production grew from 147,000 bales in 2010-11 to 254,036 bales during last ...
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