Cotton cultivation

Cotton cultivation

81st plenary session of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) held recently.

  • India – Has largest area under cotton cultivation and is the 2nd largest producer.
  • India will provide leadership in cotton textiles and technical textiles.
  • Launched PM MITRA – a Central government scheme to set up mega textile parks and promote the entire value chain.
  • Introduced textile products made using Kasturi cotton (India’s premium Cotton).
  • A Kharif crop
  • Grows well in black cotton soil of Deccan plateau. (Soil has high water retention capacity)
  • Climatic conditions –
    • Annual temperature requirement – 20-28 degree Celsius
    • Rainfall – 55-110 cm is ideal.
    • Requires minimum 180 frost-free days.
  • Cotton-producing states – Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and UP.
  • Cotton Producing Countries – China, India, USA
  • India grows all 4 species of cultivated cotton –
    • Gossypium arboreum and herbaceum (Asian cotton)
    • G.barbadense (Egyptian cotton)
    • G. hirsutum (American Upland cotton)
  • State – Karnataka
  • A local indigenous variety of desi cotton.
  • Recognised for its natural brown colour.
  • A rain-fed variety of cotton that is well-suited for south India’s environment.

Source: The Hindu


Previous Year Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.
3. Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2023 Prelims]

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Answer: (c)


Practice Question

Consider the following statements:

  1. India is the largest cotton producer and the 2nd largest consumer of cotton in the world.
  2. India’s premium Cotton is known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton Trade.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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