The meeting involving stakeholders of the domestic cotton textile value chain assigned outcome-oriented targets to industry captains and government functionaries, an official release said.

The government is working on the ‘5F’ vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi: farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to foreign, Goyal said.

He urged all stakeholders to share best practices to boost cotton productivity in India to boost farmer incomes.

It is vital to raise yield and profit margins for cotton farmers by creating awareness about right seeds and encouraging farmers to adopt modern technology and progressive agricultural practices, he added.

Minister for agriculture and farmer’s welfare Narendra Tomar said high-density farming and micro-irrigation are key to boosting cotton productivity in large parts of the country.

Growth in cotton production and productivity is vital to employment growth in the country, he said.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)