Related Keywords: cotton farming, cotton hub, Gudiyattam, SIMA
Gudiyattam farmers taking up cotton cultivation as the local cooperatives marketing society supporting them by supplying quality seeds from the South Indian Mills Association (SIMA), Coimbatore, and sells them to the farmers on a non-profit basis. Also their marketing which follows transparency and quick payment has motivated a large number of farmers.
Gudiyattam is emerging as a cotton hub, thanks to the support from the local cooperatives marketing society.