2024: A Year of Crisis for the Cotton
The cotton cultivation and production performance for 2024-25 highlights a significant shortfall, revealing a concerning decline compared to the previous year. Nationally, a target of 3.118 million hectares was set for cotton cultivation; however, only 1.974 million hectares were achieved—merely 63% of the target. This marks a 17% decline compared to 2023-24. A deeper provincial […]