May 23, 2012

Indian spurns cotton in favour of soya

Indian farmers are shifting from cotton to soyabeans after crops loss and poor market conditions in 2011.

Cotton cultivation in India could shrink by as much as 20 percent this year according to a report in the India Times.
A woman picking cotton in a field near Nagarju...
A woman picking cotton in a field near Nagarjuna Sagar, India. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Low demand for cotton seeds as well as fertilizers clearly indicates this, agriculture input traders said on Tuesday.


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