Cotton

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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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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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) […]

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CAI Revises Estimate Of 2022-23 Season Cotton Pressing Numbers

Textile Insights October 11, 2023

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has revised its final estimate of cotton pressing numbers for the season 2022-23 which began from October 1, 2022. According to a CAI press release, CAI has estimated cotton pressing numbers for the 2022-23 season at 318.90 lakh bales of 170 kgs as against its previous estimate of 311.18 […]

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CCI Unveils Cotton Bale Identification & Traceability System

Textile Insights October 9, 2023

To celebrate World Cotton Day, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) launched the ‘Bale Identification and Traceability System’ (BITS) using Blockchain Technology at a conference on cotton. CCI has launched BITS to ensure that the quality, variety, origin, and other vital parameters of cotton are transparent to both Indian and international buyers. Each cotton bale now […]

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Indian Cotton Production To Reach 340 Lakh Bales In 2023-24

Textile Insights September 25, 2023

In the 2023-24 cotton season, which begins from October 1. India’s cotton production is forecast to reach 330-340 lakh bales (I bale = 170 kg) J. Thulasidharan, President of the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) said this at an annual general meeting of the ICF held in Coimbatore. Thulasidharan also informed that cotton cultivation in India […]

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Better Cotton Network Of Indian Farmers Rises To One Million

Textile Insights September 9, 2023

Better Cotton which recently released its 2023 India Impact Report said the organisation’s network of farmers has expanded from tens of thousands to almost one million. The India Impact Report charts the performance of Indian cotton farmers in the Better Cotton Programme from the 2014-15 season through to the 2021-22 season. The report shows a […]

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Ginners Seek Complete Withdrawal Of QCO On Cotton Bales

Textile Insights September 8, 2023

At a cotton ginners association meeting, they demanded complete withdrawal of the Quality Control Order (QCO) notification on cotton bales The Indian Cotton Ginning Traders Association informed that if the notification is implemented, it will gravely impact the industry and if it is not withdrawn completely, they will stop purchase of cotton. The QCO on […]

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Project To Promote DNA Testing Of Cotton In India

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal informed that a project will be initiated for development of cotton markers in order to promote DNA testing of cotton in the country. Piyush Goyal said this while presiding over the seventh interactive meeting with the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) on Cotton, in Coimbatore to review progress of initiatives for cotton […]

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QCO On Cotton Put Off By A Year By Textiles Ministry

Textile Insights August 31, 2023

“The Textiles Ministry has put off implementing the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton bales for a year, following protests and stiff opposition from Vidharbha based cotton ginners. “The implementation of QCO on cotton also called BIS on cotton bales has been extended till August 27, 2024” ToI reported. The Textiles Ministry had approved the […]