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Volume : II, Issue : VII, August - 2012

Cotton: Historical Review & Indian Scenario

Jadhav Sandip Bhur

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

Cotton has a unique place in the Indian Independence movement. Cotton textile manufacturing resumed in India under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi. Since independence the country has transformed from being a net importer of raw cotton into self sufficiency and even a marginal exporter of raw cotton. India produces a large number of cotton varieties and hybrids. The crop occupies more than 9.2 m.ha and its share in world cotton area is 27 per cent and supports 60 million people directly and indirectly through its production, processing, marketing and trade. India's textile industry account for 7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, 20 per cent of industrial output and 38 per cent of export earnings. Despite; historically being one of the largest cotton producers in the world. India has been more or less nonexistent on the world cotton market.

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Jadhav Sandip Bhur, (2012). Cotton: Historical Review & Indian Scenario. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. VII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1184.pdf

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  1. Indian cotton production: Current scenario - http://www.indiantextilejournal.com
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  3. Samarendu Mohanty, Cheng Fang & Jagadanand Chaudhary (2003) - Assessing the Competitiveness of Indian Cotton Production: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach - The Journal of Cotton Science.

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