Issues that generally plague the cotton industry are those related to the level of technology and modernization in the industry.
These issues generally lead to larger problems that make the successful commercialization of cotton as a cash crop difficult. Consequently for the majority, cotton agriculture is stuck at the subsistence level.
However, this is being addressed by the Technology Mission on Cotton launched in February which continuously aims at improving the quality and productivity of cotton. The Mission consists of four Mini Missions focusing on research and development on cotton, dissemination of technology to the farmers, improvement of marketing infrastructure and modernization of ginning and pressing sector.
Cotton planting in Northern India has increased significantly from the last year. Farmers have shifted acreage to cotton due to higher price realization. Farmers have reported isolated incidences of whitefly and Government agencies are recommending farmers to uproot and destroy leaf curl infected cotton plants and use specific insecticides wherever whitefly populations cross specified threshold levels ETL.
The cotton crop is days old and at the boll formation stage in Punjab. The yield forecast for the Punjab area is kg per hectare, which is higher than the five-year average. During , India exported a record quantity of about 85 lakh bales.
During current cotton season, CAB has estimated export of 50 lakh bales from the country. How much cotton is imported into the country? Over the years imports of cotton into the country are only against short supply of Extra Long staple cottons. During , cotton imports into the country are estimated at 7 lakh bales. Where CCI makes purchases of kapas? CCI makes purchases in all major cotton growing States through a network of about procurement centres.
How CCI procures cotton? What is Contract Farming? Contract Farming is Integrated Cotton Cultivation, which brings all stakeholders of cotton on one platform. What is the benefit of Contract Farming? Contract Farming helps cotton growers in increasing their yields through reduction in cost of cultivation and at the same time assuring supply of quality cotton to the textile mills. What is FLD? What is TMC? What is Mini Mission? Mini Missions are the components of TMC.
The details of various Mini Missions are available on website. What is TUF Scheme? What is ICAC? International Cotton Advisory Committee is the intergovernmental forum for matters related to cotton. What is international price mechanism? International price mechanism available in the world today is the Duel Index system published by Cotlook on daily basis applies for reflecting nearby and distant offering rates, which are devised on average price for long staple type of cotton and for short staple type of cotton in the form of Index A and Index B.
What is Cotlook A Index? Cotlook A Index is the average of the cheapest five of the eligible growths listed in the category. Andhra Pradesh accounts for Two-thirds of the production of Andhra Pradesh comes from two districts, namely Guntur and Prakasam.
Adilabad, Kumool and Anantapur contribute the rest. Punjab has slipped from first position in to fourth position in as a producer of cotton in India. This state has the distinction of giving highest yield of 4. This is due to high yields only that Punjab is able to produce Punjab has also the distinction of producing some of the best qualities of cotton in India. All this has been made possible due to fertile alluvial soils, a close network of irrigation facilities, heavy dose of fertilizers and pesticides and above all the enterprising spirit of the farmers.
This variety of seeds has the advantage over other hybrid seeds as it needs less use of pesticides. It requires just three to five applications while other varieties had to be sprayed around times—resulting in savings of around Rs.
Punjab produced Most of the cotton production comes from the Malwa region of the state. In the year , Haryana produced The state has the second highest yield of 3. About 80 per cent of the production comes from Hissar, Sirsa and Fatehabad districts which are contiguous to the major cotton producing districts of Punjab. Like Punjab, most of the production is from the American long staple varieties. Bhiwani, Jind and Rohtak and Ambala are other producing districts.
This state suffers from low yields only 1. More than 80 per cent of the production comes from Malwa where there are vast tracts of lava soil. This state produces 4. The North Karnataka plateau is the main area of cotton cultivation. Dharwad, Raichur, Bellary and Gulbarga are the main producing districts. Rajasthan accounts for about 2. The state has the lowest yield of only 1. This district is contiguous to the cotton producing areas of Punjab and Haryana and enjoys the same advantages.
Tamil Nadu contributes about 1. Bomman are the main producing districts. India is an exporter as well as importer of cotton. India exports inferior quality cotton mainly to U. With the increase in domestic production of superior quality cotton, our imports have come down considerably, resulting in saving of the foreign exchange.
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