Lalit Kumar Gupta calls for stronger productivity, quality, transparency and price discovery across the cotton value chain India should move beyond being a major cotton producer and work towards becoming a price influencer in the global cotton market, said Lalit Kumar Gupta, Chairman and
The cotton industry is poised for a decade of measured growth, technological transformation and evolving market dynamics, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034. As a critical input for the global textile industry, cotton continues to face both opportunities and structural challenges, from sustainability imperatives to shifting geopolitical trade routes.













