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Punjab’s cotton output to be affected as whitefly damages the crops

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are suffering losses due to the whitefly attack on the cotton crop. Punjab and Haryana…

9 years ago

LVMH, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance to support African cotton farmers

LVMH has announced a new commitment to regenerative agroforestry allowing cotton producers in Chad to plant fruit and timber trees…

1 year ago

Rain impacts cotton crop in Texas Panhandle

This year’s rain is creating problems for many cotton producers in the Texas Panhandle. The weather this year has brought…

5 years ago

International cotton prices slipped by over 16 per cent over the past month

Having inked contracts at much higher rates earlier, importers here are staring at a loss. The continued stand-off between the…

5 years ago

Mother nature changed the cotton schedule in Texas

It’s hard to make predictions about ‘Mother Nature’ and often, that’s the consequence for farmers. During planting season, right up…

5 years ago

Hemp is known to be a far more sustainable material than cotton

Levi Strauss & Co. has been working hard in recent years to rebrand itself as a forward-thinking, sustainably-minded denim company.…

5 years ago

Pink bollworm strikes cotton crop in Maharashtra, India

According to the official, an economic threshold is the insect's population level or extent of crop damage at which the…

6 years ago

Farmers have no alternative to the cost-intensive Bt cotton seeds

So far, licences for supply equal to 1.25 crore bags have been granted, with that of another 50 crore in…

6 years ago

Foreign buyers are interested in sourcing cotton from India

Apart from the neighbouring countries, India has also been receiving demands for cotton from several other countries, including Vietnam, Indonesia…

6 years ago

India’s cotton output estimated at 377 lakh bales in 2017-18

India’s cotton output estimated to rise 9 percent to 377 lakh bales (of 170kgs each) in 2017/18 but won’t be…

6 years ago