UzPahtaSanoat, the Cotton Industry Company of Uzbekistan, held a meeting this month to review the progress of setting up of new textile projects in the country, according to a UzReport article. Commissioning of high-tech and modern ...
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The Government of Swaziland, through the Cotton Board, has raised the price of cotton to be paid to the farmers by seven percent for 2013-14 season. The increase in cotton price, which will benefit about 3,000 farmers, was ...
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The central South American country of Paraguay has signed an international cooperation agreement with Brazil and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the aim of combating the pest weevil that has been damaging ...
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The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has upwardly revised its cotton production estimate for the ongoing 2013-14 season at 38.125 million bales of 170 kg each, Business Standard reported quoting PTI. In February 2014, the cotton industry ...
The European Union will assist the Zimbabwean cotton industry in developing a cotton-to-clothing strategy that aims at enhancing development and competitiveness of the sector, according to a statement from the Delegation of the EU to ...
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Konstantinos V. Markou S.A. joins Cotton South Africa to become the second laboratory certified under the ICA Bremen ‘International Laboratory Certification Scheme’. Designed to raise the bar in the quality testing arena, ...
The new Chinese cotton policy has the potential to derail Indian raw cotton exports to the biggest cotton consuming country in the world. As per the new policy to be made applicable from April 1, the Chinese government has lowered cotton ...
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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 ...
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The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has downwardly revised its earlier cotton production figures and is now expecting a crop of 37.4 million bales of 170 kg each, during the current marketing year, the Hindu Business Line reported quoting ...
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Cotton ginneries in Pakistan received 13.242 million bales as on February 15, 2014, showing a rise of 4.82 percent compared to arrival of 12.633 million bales during the corresponding period of last season, according to the consolidated ...
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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 ...
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As planting dates get closer, growers often think of two things: picking the right varieties and ensuring they mature safely through the growing season. Two new webcasts from ‘Focus on Cotton’, a joint publication project ...
Tags: cotton, complex choices, Nematode Management, Variety Selection
The National Cotton Council (NCC) is urging Representatives to vote for the Farm Bill Conference Report when the House considers it on January 29. NCC Chairman Jimmy Dodson said the U.S. cotton industry appreciates the Agriculture ...
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
Japan-based Nitori Holdings Company is set to invest US$ 550 million in Tanzania’s cotton farming and related industries, Daily News Tanzania reported. The Japanese company has secured 40,000 hectares of land for commercial ...
Tags: Cotton Farming, Textile