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Volume : II, Issue : VII, August - 2012 Cotton: Historical Review & Indian Scenario Jadhav Sandip Bhur DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Cotton has a unique place in the Indian Independence movement. Cotton textile
manufacturing resumed in India under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi. Since
independence the country has transformed from being a net importer of raw cotton into
self sufficiency and even a marginal exporter of raw cotton. India produces a large
number of cotton varieties and hybrids. The crop occupies more than 9.2 m.ha and its
share in world cotton area is 27 per cent and supports 60 million people directly and
indirectly through its production, processing, marketing and trade. India's textile
industry account for 7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, 20 per cent of industrial
output and 38 per cent of export earnings. Despite; historically being one of the largest
cotton producers in the world. India has been more or less nonexistent on the world
cotton market. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Jadhav Sandip Bhur, (2012). Cotton: Historical Review & Indian Scenario. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. VII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1184.pdf References : - Indian cotton production: Current scenario - http://www.indiantextilejournal.com
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- Samarendu Mohanty, Cheng Fang & Jagadanand Chaudhary (2003) - Assessing the Competitiveness of Indian Cotton Production: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach - The Journal of Cotton Science.
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