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Kenya to start growing GM cotton commercially
Kenya on Wednesday announced plans to start commercial growing of Bt cotton, or genetically modified (GM) cotton. Charles Waturu, Principal Investigator of GM cotton project, said that the
Egypt to scale up cotton cultivation and exports back
Egypt plans to scale its cotton cultivation back. Nabil al-Santaricy, head of the Alexandria Cotton Exporters Association, referring to long-staple American cotton, Egypt's primary competitor said
This season cotton planting in terms of area almost double
Owing to favourable climatic conditions and high pricing of cotton , the planting of cotton crop has doubled in terms of area compared to the same period last year. As per the data released by the
Pak cotton cultivation witnesses 18pc rise in current sowing season
The Pakistan government has fixed a target to cultivate the cotton crop over an area of 3.11 million hectares during the crop season 2017/18 to fulfill the domestic requirements of the commodity, as
Pak raises cotton subsidies issue by big cotton growing countries at WTO
Problems of farmers in Pakistan and other developing countries cannot be resolved as long as the farmers are made to compete with heavily subsidized cotton from major players. Pakistan’s
Telangana CM urge farmers to stay away from growing cotton for the year
The Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao has urged the farmers not to grow cotton but sow an alternative crop this kharif season despite hostile weather conditions, as poor forecast for international
Ethiopian textile Industry undergoing major development
Ethiopian textile industry aided by the availability of a skilled and highly motivated workforce is undergoing major development. This surge has been helped by the country's impressive economic
HempFlax invests EUR 5mn to support hemp cultivation and processing in Romania
HempFlax, a Dutch company leader on the hemp processing segment, has invested EUR 5 million in hemp growing and processing in Romania, where its first factory opened in Alba County, in central
Egypt cotton cultivation to dwindle further with the end of subsidy to growers
Egyptian cotton, the so-called “white gold” a byword for luxury that is prominent the world over and also the former core of Egypt’s economy and the source of many a
Bananatex®, world's first technical fabric made purely from banana plants
Bananatex is the world’s first durable, technical fabric created entirely from abacá banana plants cultivated naturally. It was developed by QWSTION - a Swiss bag brand and material innovator, in