India, July 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today released a video message as part of a series of crop-specific meetings announcing an important meeting, on cotton production, to be held in Coimbatore on July 11, 2025. He also invited suggestions from India's farmer brothers and sisters.
In his message, Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said:
"My dear sisters and brothers who cultivate cotton,
The productivity of cotton in our country is currently quite low. In recent times, the productivity has declined further due to the TSV virus affecting BT cotton. Cotton production is declining ...