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Modern Slavery Continues In Uzbek Cotton Fields, Says UGF

Last year, Uzbekistan's prime minister, Abdulla Aripov, announced that students and workers from the education and medical i..

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Sericulture Development In Northeast Is on Textile Ministry’s Priority Li

The textile ministry recently announced that development of the silk sector in the north-eastern region of India was high on its ..

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Maharashtra Cuts Cotton Forecast On Worm Infestation

According to state government officials, Maharashtra, India's second largest cotton producing state, has cut its forecast fo..

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USDA Reviews Suppression Of Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed

Cotton Incorporated-funded research into the suppression of gossypol in cottonseed is being reviewed by USDA-APHIS for a determin..

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Afghanistan: Cotton Instead Of Poppy?

Locals say that reviving a once-flourishing processing plant could provide a much-needed alternative.   Activists in Hel..