Why Cotton?

India is the second largest producer, consumer and exporter of cotton in the world. Close to 6 million farmers are involved in cotton cultivation. Over 40 to 50 million people are occupied in Cotton trade, cultivation and processing. Textiles contribute about 14% to the industrial production, 4% to the GDP and 14.42% to the country's export earnings. Cotton is also deeply rooted in our struggle for Independence with Khadi being the symbol of self reliance during the Swadeshi Movement. In Spite of the significance of Cotton the fibre faces major challenges. Despite India being such a large producer of cotton, we have one of the lowest per hectare yield (produce) in the world. This is due to multiple factors ranging from small land holdings to over-dependence on monsoons and many others. In addition, globally as also in India, natural fibre Cotton is losing market share to artificial fibres or man made fibres. Hence COTAAP Research Foundation works towards the cause of Cotton by addressing challenges faced by cotton farmers through its Cotton Agronomics Initiatives. Parallelly, COTAAP Research Foundation also works towards Cotton Promotion by undertaking consumer connect initiatives that communicate the benefits of using natural fibre cotton. Cotton is also deeply rooted in our struggle for Independence with Khadi being the symbol of Self Reliance during the Swadeshi Movement. Inspite of the significance of Cotton the fibre faces major challenges. Despite India being the largest producer of cotton, we have one of the lowest per hectare yield (produce) in the world. This is due to a multiple factors ranging from small land holdings to over dependance on monsoons and many others. In addition, Globally as also in India, Natural fibre Cotton is losing market share to Artificial Fibres or Man made fibres. Hence COTAAP works towards the cause of Cotton by addressing challenges faced by cotton farmers through its Cotton Agronomics Initiatives. Parallelly, COTAAP also works for Cotton Promotion by undertaking consumer connect initiatives that communicate the benefits of using natural fibre cotton.