Joint Director of Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute (PCSI), Mian Zawwar Hussain has said a Programme will be launched to promote …
Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan’s first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at …
Pakistan’s reliance on imported cotton on the rise
KARACHI: Owing to unavailability of high quality cotton in Pakistan, the country’s textile industry is becoming increasingly reliant on imported fibre. …
CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks
ISLAMABAD – Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) has established a state-of-the-art modern laboratory to eradicate the attacks of white flies …
Cotton arrival at ginneries down
MULTAN – The cotton arrival at ginneries has gone down by 5.26 per cent compared to the corresponding period of …
Over 98 high yielding cotton seed varieties developed for cultivation
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) had so far developed and approved about 98 high yielding cotton seed varieties …
Trashing cotton in a quality-conscious world
Bringing down the trash content in local cotton to the globally acceptable level remains a distant dream. Stakeholders are indecisive …
Carelessness in cotton picking can shrink price: CCRI director
MULTAN : Director Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Friday that cotton-picking phase has begun and …
Cotton output estimated at 10.874m bales
ISLAMABAD – Cotton production during the current crop season is likely to remain 10.874 million bales as against the set …
Cotton prices fall
KARACHI: Lower cotton production estimates given by the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) failed to influence trading on Thursday as …
Cotton yield far below target feared in country
LAHORE: Anticipating a shortfall of about 25 per cent, the first official estimate has predicted cotton output at 10.847 million …