Experts from Brazil and representatives of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are currently visiting Peru to promote the development of small-scale farming for cotton production. The visit is a part of the Brazil-FAO International ...
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Not much time has passed since the government of the Western Indian state of Gujarat unveiled its new textile policy in September 2012, but the state government is already mulling on making amendments in the same to make it even better. ...
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The 2013 Farm Press-Cotton Foundation High Cotton Awards recipients are: Southeast – Linwood Vick, Wilson, N.C.; Mid-South – Johnny Little, Holcomb, Miss.; Southwest – John Wilde, San Angelo, Texas; and Far West – ...
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The fortunes of the Australian Cotton Growing industry are largely determined by global cotton demand, the world price of cotton and domestic growing conditions. Australia is a small cotton producer on a global scale; however, nearly all ...
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Cotton cultivators in southern African nation of Tanzania have expressed displeasure over the implementation of the new contract farming system in the country. At a recent cotton stakeholders' meeting, farmers said the new system is ...
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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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As part of the second India-Africa Forum Summit, 32 participants from six African nations including cotton scientists were trained at the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) on 'Modern Cotton Production Technology' in India. The ...
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The production of cotton in Pakistan is likely to decline during the current crop season, Minister for Textile Industry Makhdoom Shahabuddin has said. Speaking in the National Assembly, the Minister said as per the estimates of the Cotton ...
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Although cotton harvesting campaign is still in progress, over one million tons of raw cotton has already reached Turkmen procurement centres by now, Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary, the state news service reported Turkmen Agricultural Ministry ...
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Union Minister for Commerce, industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma has held a review meeting for early commencement of minimum support price operations to stabilize cotton prices which have witnessed a sharp decline and are operating ...
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Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has appealed to farmers in the country’s cotton growing regions to enter into contract farming, as it is best suited to boost the production of cotton. Addressing a news conference after a ...
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Cotton Australia has issued its first pre-season comment on prospects for the 2012-13 cotton season. CEO Adam Kay said the new crop year was pregnant with both problems and opportunities, but on balance the positives should outweigh the ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released their 2011 Organic Cotton Market Report to the public. The report, now in its sixth year, is compiled to share the ...
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The new textile policy announced by the Government of Maharashtra earlier this year has so far attracted about Rs. 38.34 billion in investments, state Textile Minister Arif Nassem Khan has said. Speaking to reporters after reviewing ...
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More than 50 spinning mills from the South Indian textile hub of Coimbatore have come together to source quality cotton at lower prices. These companies have together floated the Cotton Sourcing Company (Cosco), which is expected to ...
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