Textile Minister Piyush Goyal has said that all stakeholders must come together in Mission mode for holistic growth of Cotton Textiles Value Chain in India to achieve the 5 Fs ‘Farm to Foreign’ vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These five Fs are- farm, fibre, fabric, fashion and foreign. He was interacting with stakeholders of Cotton Textile Value Chain on improving cotton productivity and branding of Indian Cotton held at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday in the presence of Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.
Mr. Goyal also stressed that stakeholders must share best practices to boost cotton productivity in India to boost farmer incomes. He said it is time for India to adopt world standards in Cotton Productivity. The Textile Minister suggested that the private sector must contribute to boost research in productivity, farmers’ education as well as branding to which the Government would provide matching support.
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Tomar said that growth of Cotton Production and Productivity is vital to employment growth in the Country. He said, short term and long term strategies need to be worked out for boosting productivity. Mr.Tomar said that High Density farming and micro-irrigation are key to boosting cotton productivity in large parts of the nation.
