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India's cotton farms need better soil, not just new GM seeds
July 02, 2026 5:30 am
Soil organic carbon in Indian croplands averages just 0.3-0.6 per cent, far below the globally accepted minimum of 1-1.5 per cent for productive soils, with critically low levels below 0.25 per cent recorded across cotton-growing regions of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
India has shown flexibility on cotton imports. It’s for US to reciprocate
September 01, 2025 7:08 am
There’s a loser in all this, though — the Indian cotton farmer
USDA welcomes govt decision to remove import duty on cotton
August 28, 2025 5:53 am
The Finance Ministry, on August 18, had issued a notification doing away with the 11% tariff on cotton imports, comprising a 5% basic customs duty, 5% agriculture infrastructure and development cess and a 1% surcharge on both.
Why India fell behind in the cotton race – an aversion to science and technology
March 29, 2025 11:13 am
The Indian farmer has been denied access to technology.Will the activists who blocked the field trials of GM crops block the entry of GM soyameal and corn through Nhava Sheva or Visakhapatnam ports?
Why India’s falling cotton production is a worry
September 12, 2023 10:13 am
The pink bollworm has taken a toll on the fibre crop, even as new “mating disruption” technologies to control the pest are showing promise.
Punjab’s average cotton productivity almost 45% less than last year
January 02, 2023 3:57 am
According to the details procured from the Punjab Agriculture Department, this year the state’s average productivity is recorded at 363 kg lint per hectare (147 kg lint per acre), while the raw cotton productivity is 1,089 kg per hectare (441 kg per acre).
Rains, falling prices prompt farmers to shift from pulses to soyabean, cotton
August 01, 2022 12:47 pm
According to the Union Agriculture Ministry’s latest compiled data as of July 29, farmers have so far sown 106.18 lakh hectares (lh) area under pulses in the current kharif cropping season from June 1. This is above last year’s corresponding area coverage of 103.23 lh.
Seed manufacturers seek action against sale of illegal transgenic cotton
April 20, 2022 7:21 am
The Federation of Seed Industries of India, the apex body of seed manufacturers in the country, has repeatedly taken up the matter with state governments as well as the Centre, but they say concrete action is lacking.
Cotton price soars to Rs 10,000/quintal in Gujarat mandis
December 31, 2021 11:21 am
In Rajkot APMC, among the largest cotton markets of the state, the price touched Rs 10,050 -- the highest so far -- on Thursday. In Gondal APMC too, the highest price was Rs 10,000.
Cotton promises to trade above MSP as season starts
July 26, 2021 7:24 pm
The US has slipped down the line of producers cotton prodecers due to the drought in Texas. As a result, cotton prices firmed up post December with Indian farmers being able to command prices above the government declared MSP.
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