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PINK BOLLWORM INFESTATION
As if bales of problems weren't enough, pink bollworm hits Northern farmers hardTo support farmers, the government undertakes minimum support price operations through the Cotton Corporation of India. The state-run compa...- Wadhwani AI gets Google.org grant to build AI solutions in agricultureBy using AI to augment human capabilities and overcome systemic challenges in these large-scale programs, Wadhwani AI is working to improve...
- Punjab government has not compensated cotton farmers affected by pink bollworm infestation: AAP leader Raghav ChadhaPunjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had nearly a month ago met the affected farmers in Bathinda region and promised them that the ...
- Scant rains to dent India's cotton output, exports: Trade bodyThe western state's fibre output is estimated to drop 14.3 percent from a year earlier to 9 million bales in the new marketing season that ...
- Pink bollworm may hit cotton output in Maharashtra, TelanganaAccording to the agriculture departments, the cotton crop that was sown before June 15 has been infested with pink bollworm above the econo...
- Pink bollworms may hurt Maharashtra cotton cropJain said it was difficult to convince farmers to remove the crop from the field earlier.
- These two issues could put the brakes on the Bt cotton storyIndia has the fifth largest area under GM crop cultivation, and Bt cotton seeds account for 40% of the Rs 14,000 crore national seeds marke...
- MCX cotton stocks surge five-foldPakistan’s decision to permit import of Indian cotton provided the trigger for the price rise.
- India's cotton output likely to rise 9% in 2017-18Textile Commissioner Dr Kavita Gupta said it has estimated that the country is likely to export 6.7 million bales in the current marketing ...
- India's 2017/18 cotton output could rise 9 per cent from last yearCotton production could touch 37.7 million bales in the year that began in October, up from 34.5 million bales produced in 2016/17, Kavita ...
- Yashwant Sinha continues sit-in; discusses farmers' issues with Maharashtra CM on phoneThe former Union minister, who has had frequent run-ins with the current BJP leadership, was detained on Monday evening while protesting ou...
- Desi GM cotton seeds to compete with MonsantoThe long-staple local or desi seeds and short-duration American cotton varieties were developed by the Central Institute for Cotton Researc...
- Cotton production to hit seven-year low due to lack of cultivation area and pest attacksIndia’s cotton production in 2015-16 declined to 338 lakh bales (one bale of 170 kg each), down 12.4 per cent from 386 lakh bales in the pr...
- Cotton area in Punjab, Haryana shrinks 27 per cent in 2016Area planted to cotton in Punjab is lower by 43.11 per cent at 2.56 lakh hectares in the 2016-17 crop year, from 4.5 lakh hectare in the pr...
- Govt working on solution to control pink bollworm cotton pestThe second generation Bt cotton variety, Bollgard II, introduced by Monsanto in 2006, is supposed to be resistant to Pink Bollworm pest.
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