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Climate Change affecting women cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says report

London-based CottonConnect, a pioneering social enterprise helping brands to access more sustainable cotton and other natural fibres, has come up with a new report highlighting the impact of climate change on women cotton farmers in South Asia and actions being taken to help them adapt. The report, Women in Cotton: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change …

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Telangana cotton growth story hinges on innovations: Experts

HYDERABAD: Experts said that Telangana’s cotton fields hold tremendous potential and its farmers lead the country by displaying remarkable resilience suggested that to push the productivity gains of the State, and ensure cotton growers continue their strides, High-Density Planting System (HDPS) should be replicated on a wide scale. With HDPS, the density of cotton plant …

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Cotton dropped amid concerns over a slowdown in China.

Cotton candy yesterday settled down by -0.54% at 59380 as economic concerns surrounding top buyer China clouded the demand outlook for the natural fibre. Global cotton production will likely decline next season (October 2023-September 2024) by three per cent, while consumption may remain stagnant and ending stocks could be lower. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) maintained …

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Cotton dropped amid concerns over a slowdown in China.

Cottoncandy yesterday settled down by -0.23% at 59840 as economic concerns surrounding top buyer China clouded the demand outlook for the natural fiber. Global cotton production will likely decline next season (October 2023-September 2024) by three per cent, while consumption may remain stagnant and ending stocks could be lower. Cotton Association of India (CAI) maintained the cotton …

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SIMA Appeals Cotton Industry Stakeholders To Follow Estimates Of COCPC

Coimbatore, Aug 21 (KNN) The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), Coimbatore, has refuted the estimates of Cotton Association of India (CAI) which states the cotton crop of 311 lakh bales for the season 2022-23. Ravi Sam, Chairman, SIMA has urged to the CAI to avoid deviating from the estimate made by the Committee on Cotton Production …

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Decline in textile and apparel shipments continued in July ’23

Exports of textiles and apparel were down 1.9% and 17.37% respectively in July this year compared with the same period last year. Cumulative export of textiles and apparel for the April-July 2023 period slid 13.74% year-over-year. Data shared by Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) showed that cotton yarn, fabrics, and made-ups registered 6.62% growth …

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CAI maintains cotton crop estimate at 311.18 lakh bales for 2022-23 season

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) on Tuesday maintained the cotton crop production forecast for the 2022-23 season at 311.18 lakh bales. In the last cotton season, the total cotton production was at 307.05 lakh bales, CAI said in a statement. The cotton season runs from October to September. The total cotton supply for October …

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Cotton gains as crop in North India is under the threat of pink bollworm attacks

Cotton candy yesterday settled up by 0.53% at 60760 as the cotton crop in North India is under the threat of pink bollworm (PBW) attacks and the intensity of pest attacks is seen higher this year compared to the last two years. While PBW was observed in cotton only at the end of the season in North …

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