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50pc subsidy on cotton seed

The Secretary Agriculture said that Punjab government has issued 110,000 smart phones to the farmers equipped with special applications through…

6 years ago

Death of cotton plants if rainwater remains stagnant in the cotton field for over 48 hours

A spokesman for the department said that mulching method must be adopted to keep the temperature of land moderate and…

6 years ago

Wrangler pledging to partner with US cotton farmers to double its use of sustainably-farmed cotton by 2019

Wayne Honeycutt, president and chief executive of the Soil Health Institute, said that, “I’m grateful Wrangler has taken up this…

6 years ago

Illegal variety of seeds is a threat to crop biodiversity

Telangana Government has already issued guidelines against the use of glyphosate, a systemic herbicide and crop desiccant a hygroscopic substance…

6 years ago

Kala cotton to be encouraged by National Institute of Design who combines with an NGO

The officials said that the indigenous cotton and wool, apart from being sustainable and providing livelihood to the traditional practitioners,…

7 years ago

Providing approved varieties of cotton seed up to 50% subsidized rate and also providing subsidy voucher @Rs 700 per cotton bag to core area of cotton growers

Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mahmood disclosed that provincial government is also devising “2025 Cotton Mission plan”. For immediate relief of…

7 years ago

What textile sector saw in FY2018

Rising cotton prices following the pink bollworm infestation in the cotton crops, has affected margins to major textile players by…

7 years ago

Jump in global cotton prices push cotton exports from India

After jump in global cotton prices to four-year highs, India’s cotton exports have been gathering pace with traders in the…

7 years ago

Pakistan cotton production up by 7.49pc Pakistan cotton production up by 7.49pc

Pakistan has managed to produce in total 11.485 million bales up to Feb 15, as against 10.685m bales in last…

7 years ago

Pak likely to announce Rs10b research fund to enhance cotton output

The Pakistan government to enhance cotton production next season is likely to announce a Rs10 billion research development fund, as…

7 years ago