19 April 2022, Mumbai:
Representatives of the Southern India Mills’ Association (Sima) plan to meet and request chief minister M K Stalin on Monday to increase cotton production by introducing the best seed varieties.
Sima will urge the government to increase production from four lakh bales to 15 lakh bales a year, chairman M Ravi Sam said.
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“There are better varieties available in the country. If they are used, there would be a 40% increase in production, without increasing acreage,” he said.
Representatives of the Southern India Mills’ Association (Sima) plan to meet and request chief minister M K Stalin on Monday to increase cotton production by introducing the best seed varieties.
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Sima will urge the government to increase production from four lakh bales to 15 lakh bales a year, chairman M Ravi Sam said.
“There are better varieties available in the country. If they are used, there would be a 40% increase in production, without increasing acreage,” he said.
The economic crisis in Pakistan and Sri Lanka is boosting prospects of the Indian market as the industry is expecting more orders to India, an industry insider said.
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