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Is this the worst year to sow cotton?

It is ironic how quickly well-crafted demand estimates can become dated. In late February, US Department of Agriculture released figures…

4 years ago

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…

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

Egyptian cotton brand agreement signing attended by Trade Minister to promote products made of Egyptian cotton

Trade and Industry Minister TareK Kabil commented that a committee will be set up to approve and follow up the…

6 years ago

New GMO testing by OEKO-TEX to detect genetically modified organisms in organic cotton

Georg Dieners, OEKO-TEX® General Secretary said that, “We learned in our ‘The Key to Confidence’ study that consumers who buy…

6 years ago

Wrangler pledging to partner with US cotton farmers to double its use of sustainably-farmed cotton by 2019

Wayne Honeycutt, president and chief executive of the Soil Health Institute, said that, “I’m grateful Wrangler has taken up this…

6 years ago

Cotton cultivation season 2018

ADC (D) Sakshi Sawhney directed that a daily progress report regarding weed removal be shared on WhatsApp and through email.She…

6 years ago

Action plan prepared to boost cotton output in Pakistan

At a meeting of the federal cabinet, action plan was presented for increasing the cotton production and increase its cultivation…

6 years ago

Pakistan cotton production up by 7.49pc Pakistan cotton production up by 7.49pc

Pakistan has managed to produce in total 11.485 million bales up to Feb 15, as against 10.685m bales in last…

6 years ago

Uzbekistan take steps to increase volume of cotton and textile production

Uzbekistan, at present is the world’s sixth-largest cotton producer among 90 cotton-growing countries producing about 1.1 million tons of cotton…

6 years ago