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Farmers are free to grow the genetically engineered cotton plants, but they will require the green light

Texas A&M’s Keerti Rathore and colleagues inserted DNA into the cotton plant to turn off the gene responsible for producing…

6 years ago

Death of cotton plants if rainwater remains stagnant in the cotton field for over 48 hours

A spokesman for the department said that mulching method must be adopted to keep the temperature of land moderate and…

6 years ago

Myanmar cotton demand likely to rise with reopening of textile plants

Myanmar government textile factories which were mostly stopped in the previous year as cotton production declined due to heavy rains…

7 years ago

KVIC planning to upgrade its six cotton sliver plants under KRDP this year

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning to upgrade its six cotton sliver plants under the Khadi Reform Development…

7 years ago

Pakistan WWF and Artistic Fabric Mills partner to produce organic cotton

Artistic Fabric Mills has joined forces with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to educate farmers in the Balochistan…

10 months ago

Bananatex®, world’s first technical fabric made purely from banana plants

Our recent interaction with Hannes Schoenegger, Co-founder and chief executive officer of Bananatex, talks about the company’s innovative textile material…

1 year ago

HKRITA launches cotton apron that captures CO2 from air

In a test of a technology created by H&M-backed researchers, a Stockholm restaurant staff is wearing cotton aprons that absorb…

2 years ago

AbTF invests €2.8 mn to improve livelihoods of African cotton farmers

The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has launched a new EUR2.8 million (US$2.9 million) co-operative initiative to help small-scale farmers…

2 years ago

LPP collaborates with Cotton made in Africa

Polish fashion company LPP, has partnered with Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA), kicking off a new year of growth for…

2 years ago

Cotonea research says organic cotton has a positive carbon footprint

According to organic cotton manufacturer Cotonea, situated in Bempflingen, Germany, a recent study shows that cotton might be the route…

3 years ago