Cotton

CITI-CDRA Partners With Beetle Regen To Boost Regenerative Cotton Farming

Textile Insights October 10, 2024

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s (CITI) Cotton Development and Research Association (CDRA) has partnered with Beetle Regen Solutions to promote regenerative agriculture in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, reshaping Indian cotton farming. This collaboration aims to empower small-holder

Event

ITME Africa 2023: A Milestone Event For Textile Business Expansion Into Africa

November 24, 2023

If you are in the textile business, this is an event to watch out for, especially if you wish to connect with the Kenyan textile industry and the rest of the African nations. It is the first time hosted in Nairobi, making this Textile Technology & Engineering sector-specific international business event a crucial platform for […]

Special Report

ELS Cotton: The Short Haul To Increase Farmers’ Incomes!

September 20, 2023

Many of us in India may not know that India tops the world in the production of cotton fibre in terms of quantity. Fewer people know that the world’s best cotton fibre ‘Suvin’ is produced in Tamil Nadu. ‘Suvin’ is a domestically nurtured cotton variety that has been recognized as the world’s best extra-long staple […]

Industry

Robot To Resolve Labour Issues In Cotton Farming

Textile Insights September 12, 2023

A visit to a cotton farm and learning about the labour shortage issue impacting farmers, four university students were encouraged to develop a rover robot which will help farmers in sowing, weeding, pesticide spraying, and finally harvesting. Four students from the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering in Hyderabad have designed a prototype named CultivOx by Agrodroid,