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Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairs meeting aimed at boosting cotton productivity
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The meeting saw in-depth discussions on the history of cotton, the current scenario, challenges, and future strategies for increasing cotton productivity in India.
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Shivraj Chouhan calls meeting in Coimbatore on July 11 to address declinin
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday called a meeting in Coimbatore on July 11, 2025, at 10 am to address the declining productivity of cotton in India, which has been affected by the TSV virus impacting BT cotton, bringing together experts from various fields.
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Five-year Cotton Mission to increase cotton productivity included in Union
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This mission is expected to significantly reduce India's dependence on cotton imports, stabilise raw material availability, and position India's textile industry for sustained growth. With 80 per cent of India's textile capacity driven by MSMEs, the increase in domestic cotton production wil
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Cutting-edge Research & End-to-end Collaborations Critical to Enhance
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 25: To bring back self-sufficiency in cotton production to the meet growing demand, India needs to focus on cutting-edge R&D to enhance productivity and farmers' incomes, echoed India's top agricultural scientists and experts at a national conference
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Piyush Goyal calls for private sector's contribution in boosting productio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Stressing the need to adopt global best standards in cotton productivity, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday called for the contribution of the private sector in promoting research in productivity, farmers' education as well as brand
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Govt forms Cotton Council of India to bring tangible improvement in sector
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The government has set up Cotton Council of India under the chairmanship of an industry veteran Suresh Bhai Kotak to resolve the issues related to the pricing of cotton and yarn and bring tangible improvement in the sector.
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Vice President calls for improving cotton yield to enhance farmers' income
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called upon all stakeholders to make concerted efforts to improve cotton yield and productivity in India to enhance farmers' incomes.
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