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Post Harvest Profile of Cotton
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Cotton enjoys a prime place among all the agricultural commodities in the world, because it exercises a profound influence on man material since the dawn of civilization. Cotton remains the most miraculous fiber under the sun, even after 8,000 years. No other fiber comes close to duplicating all of the desirable characteristics combined in cotton. The fiber of a thousand faces and almost as many uses, cotton is noted for its versatility, appearance, performance and above all, its natural comfort. From all types of apparel, including astronauts’ in-flight space suits, to sheets and towels, and tarpaulins and tents, cotton in today’s fast-moving world is still nature’s wonder fiber. It provides thousands of useful products and supports millions of jobs as it moves from field to fabric. In short, it can be well described as a three in one wonder crop, as it provide Fiber, Protein & Oil. It has been one of the crops, in the case of which marketing system had been developed from very early times. Cotton marketing is quite complex because of several factors not in the least of which high volatility in prices. The journey of cotton from the farm gate to the mill gate is fairly long when it is under the wings of marketing. Cotton plays a vital role in the Indian economy, It provides gainful employment to million of people besides contributing substantially to the countries foreign trade. The economic significance of cotton and cotton industry in India is so great that Mahatma Gandhi based his freedom movement on cotton economics. India has brought about qualitative & quantitative transformation in the production of cotton since Independence. The attempts have been made while preparing the Profile of cotton on various aspects of Post Harvest Management, Marketing Functions and Services, Marketing Channels, Costs and Margins, alternative system of marketing and other related information. The profile has been prepared by Dr. Rajendra R. Karpate, Marketing Officer, under the supervision and Guidance of Shri P.J.Chimalwar, Asstt. Agricultural Marketing Adviser, Branch Head office, Nagpur with the overall guidance of Agricultural Marketing Adviser. The technical assistance and cooperation extended by various Government and Semi Govt. Organizations, Research Centers under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Trade Associations and the Regional and Sub-Offices of DMI is thankfully acknowledged. The Government of India should not be regarded as assuming responsibility for any of the statements contained in this profile. |
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Dated :15-01-2008
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(U.K.S.
CHAUHAN)
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