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Related Keywords: changing government policy, core of Egypt economy, Cotton growers, Egyptian cotton, end of subsidy, international cotton prices, shrinking domestic market, white gold, world market

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 trader’s fortune has been declining for years due to changing government policy, a shrinking domestic market and the vagaries of international cotton prices.

Related Keywords: cotton cultivation, Cotton growers, cotton research centre, minimum support price, textile unit, Warangal farmers, weed management

Majority of farmers in Telangana state are engaged in cotton cultivation. In Warangal district, about 65 to 70 per cent of farmers cultivate cotton as main crop. Farmers in the Warangal district have urged the state government to help in making modern biotechnology based advancements in cotton cultivation available to cotton growers in Warangal as well as those in other districts of the state.

The Rythu Sangham leaders have urged the government to set up a cotton research centre and a textile unit in Warangal district for the benefit of farmers and to create employment opportunities.

Related Keywords: agriculture value addition, cotton, cotton cultivation, Cotton growers, Pakistan textile industry, raw material

Cotton is an important source of raw material to the textile industry which has helped the textile industry to achieve $ 10.385 billion during the period of first nine months of this fiscal year as foreign exchange to national exchequer. The cotton shares 1.4 percent in GDP and 6.7 percent in agriculture value addition, which was cultivated on an area of 28,06,000 hectares, 2.5 percent less than last year’s area of 28,79,000 hectares. The production stood at 12.8 million bales during the period against the target of 14.1 million bales set, according to the Ministry of Textile.

Related Keywords: Cotton growers, Pakistan Textile Ministry

The Pakistan ministry of textile industry working out plan to get complete advantage of the Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) Plus granted by EU. As a first step they have decided to begin training programme for the cotton growers using electronic media (Radio).

Farmers living in far-flung and remote areas of the country will be introduced to modern technologies for cultivations and crop management through this training programme, said Ministry of Textile Industry Cotton Commissioner Khalid Abdullah.

Related Keywords: Cotton growers, Pakistan cotton industry, substandard seeds

Pakistani cotton farmers facing a huge loss due to the substandard and low quality seeds sold to them which have reduced per acre yield. The cotton growers are suffering loss of billions of rupees at the hands of the mafia who are selling poor quality seeds.