Indian ministry, GIZ sign MoU on project on cotton value addition

It will focus on four states—Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu—and will work closely with them and related agencies, a textiles ministry press release said.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Indian minister of state for textiles Darshna Vikram Jardosh said the GIZ project is aimed at increasing volume of cotton production at least on 90,000 hectares with participation of 1.5 lakh cotton farmers with yield increase by 10 per cent. About 30 per cent will be women beneficiaries.

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