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Related Keywords: BT seeds for the kharif season, BT variety continues to account for over 96% of the cotton crop, Central Institute of Cotton Research, cotton, cotton crop in the country, Maharashtra State Seed Corporation

Farmers in the state would have to use BT seeds for the kharif season as the non-BT ones are not available in the market at present, according to industry experts. Maharashtra agriculture commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh had stated the state has decided to stop renewal of licences for the long duration varieties and had notified seed companies to provide a list of short-, medium- and long-term varieties of cotton earlier this year. Singh said that CICR has recommended short-duration varieties of cotton and there are several such varieties of Bt cotton available in the market.

Related Keywords: Central Institute of Cotton Research, compared to the same period last year, Cotton Association of India, cotton cultivation, cotton sowing, data released by the agriculture ministry, doubled in terms of area, high pricing of cotton, kharif cultivation, Owing to favourable climatic conditions, planting of cotton crop, strong domestic prices

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 agriculture ministry, an unprecedented increase in cotton sowing has seen the area under kharif cultivation going up by nearly 20%.

With most parts of the country receiving good rains as the first month of monsoon activity comes to a close, there is an indication that sowing will pick up momentum in the coming weeks.

Related Keywords: Central Institute of Cotton Research, cotton acreage, Cotton development board, cotton farmers, Nagpur, revival of monsoon, sowing of cotton

With the revival of monsoon, sowing operations for cotton has gathered momentum but yet to catch up pace across the country compared with the previous year, However, similar acreage is expected this year as well.