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Developmental
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Since beginning of 1990s CCI on its own had been
undertaking developmental activities by ploughing back a
part of its profits, with the main objective of
improving the quality, yield and total income of the
farmers. After setting up of Technology Mission on
Cotton in February 2000, most of these developmental
activities have come under the purview of TMC.
Still, to supplement the efforts of State Agricultural
Departments and other schemes of Government of India,
CCI is continuing with few of its developmental
activities as under: -
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| INTEGRATED
COTTON CULTIVATION (CONTRACT
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Apart from low yield per hectare,
the quality of cotton produced in the country is
comparatively more contaminated. While the
interest of cotton farmers suffer due to higher cost of
production and low productivity, the end user textile
mills find it difficult to consume the available cotton
– an admixture of varieties with higher percentage of
trash and contamination.
In order to produce quality cotton to
suit the needs of the textile industry, the momentum on
integrated cotton cultivation is gaining ground through
linkages amongst all concerned. The farmers will
be expected to form associations for contract farming
and textile mills and other coordinating agencies shall
be entrusted all the extension services including
various inputs and marketing support for such cotton
produce. The scheme in its extended form is likely
to benefit both the cotton growers through low cost of
production and higher productivity and the textile mills
with availability of quality cotton comparable with
international standards. |
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To give a boost to cotton
production through Contract Farming, CCI is
signing several MOUs every year with the Farmers'
Association in all the important cotton growing
States.
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| TECHNOLOGY
MISSION ON COTTON
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Technology Mission on Cotton was
launched in February'2000 in the course of IXth plan
with the objective to bring about tangible improvements
in the productivity and quality of cotton in the
country. It envisages development of all aspects
of cotton from research to production, marketing and
processing, in order to meet the domestic and export
requirements of the country. The mission will
remain operative in the Xth plan as well.
Technology Mission on Cotton comprises
of 4 Mini-Missions. Mini-Mission I (Research) has
ICAR as the nodal agency and Mini-Mission II (Transfer
of Technology) has the
department of Agriculture and Co-operation
as the nodal agency while Mini-Mission III (Development
of Market Infrastructure) and Mini-Mission IV
(Modernisation/ Upgradation of G&P factories) are
administered by the Ministry of Textiles through
CCI. During the IXth plan, 51 market yards and 150
cotton G&P factories were modernised under Mini
Missions III and IV respectively. |
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The complete status reports on
completion of various projects under Mini Missions III
& IV as also the targets set out for IXth
plan, period and stages of completion both in respect of
market yards and modernisation of ginning & pressing
factories, can be assessed through TMC
website
: http://www.kapasindia.com/ |
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