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Google Awards $3.3mn Grant To Developer Of Cotton Ace App

Textile Insights October 21, 2023

Google has given a US $3.3 million grant to Wadhwani AI as part of Google’s AI for the Global Goals challenge, aiming to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Global Goals. Wadhwani AI’s existing Cotton Ace app, which helps farmers in fighting pests in cotton farms, will now be

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WTO Not Able To Stop Cotton Subsidies Paid By Rich Countries

Textile Insights October 21, 2023

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has not been able to address the issue of reducing cotton subsidies provided by rich countries to their farmers The WTO has not been able to do so despite a decision taken at the Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting in 2005 to reduce cotton subsidies immediately. The cotton subsidies paid by […]

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Egypt Limits Cotton Exports To 40,000 Tons In 2023-24 Season

Textile Insights October 20, 2023

Egypt will limit its cotton exports to 40,000 tons in the 2023-24 season, according to the Alexandria Cotton Exporters Association (ALCOTEXA). This is being done in order to ensure sufficient domestic cotton supply to the textile industry in Egypt, “Except for small amounts of cotton meant for immediate shipments, Egypt’s has suspended cotton export registration,”

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IDH and Better Cotton Collaborate To Promote Sustainable Agriculture in India

October 18, 2023

IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, hosted an event in New Delhi to promote regenerative agriculture in India. The gathering brought together thought leaders, actors, and innovators to build consensus on the scope and merits of regenerative agriculture, identifying opportunities for action in policy, business, finance, and

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Brazil To Overtake US In Cotton Exports For First Time

Textile Insights October 17, 2023

Brazil’s 2023-24 cotton season production will surpass that of the US for the first time and may also exceed in cotton exports over the US, again for the first time. This was the analysis of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) October report, which did a broad review of Brazil’s cotton production from way […]

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Tamil Nadu Cotton Acreage Up 10% In 2022-23 Season

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

According to the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU), cotton acreage in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen 10 percent in the 2022-23 cotton season as against the previous season. Cotton cultivation has increased to 1.62 lakh hectares, which is a hike of 10 percent in sowing area. This has resulted in production of […]

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Vietnam Accounts For 37% Of Aussie Cotton Exports

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Australian cotton is now exported to 16 different markets with Vietnam alone importing close to 37 percent of all Australian cotton exports. Exports to Vietnam have been targeted by Australian cotton merchants under the federal government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program. The ATMAC program has also allowed stronger engagement with

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Kim Hanna Named As First Woman President Of ICA

Textile Insights October 14, 2023

Kim Hanna, CEO of TransGlobal Inspections has been appointed as the first woman President of the International Cotton Association (ICA). Mohomed Bashir, Chairman, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited has been named first Vice President and Pierre Chehab, Head of Cotton Europe, Louis Dreyfus Company has been named second Vice President. Hanna began her career in […]

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CmiA Using Remote Sensing Satellite For Producing Cotton

Textile Insights October 13, 2023

The Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) project is exploiting the potential of satellite-based remote sensing for sustainable cotton production. This process for obtaining soil and vegetation information, also known as remote sensing, has become increasingly important in agriculture worldwide in recent years. It makes it possible to increase the efficiency, productivity and

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India’s 2022-23 Cotton Exports Nearly 50% Of CCPC Forecast

Textile Insights October 13, 2023

In the just completed 2022-23 cotton season which ended in September, Indian cotton exports are estimated to have declined to 15.50 lakh bales of 170 kg each, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said. This is down by nearly 50 percent or 30 lakh bales forecast by the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (CCPC) […]