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Kasturi Cotton: India’s premium Cotton
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I – Agricultural Crops
In news
- The 1st ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton was launched on 2nd World Cotton Day.
- Launched by: Ministry of Textiles
- Now India’s premium Cotton would be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton Trade.
- The Kasturi Cotton brand will represent Whiteness, Brightness, Softness, Purity, Luster, Uniqueness and Indianness.
Important value additions
Cotton
- Cotton is one of the principal commercial crops of India.
- It provides livelihood to about 6 million cotton farmers.
- India is the 2nd largest cotton producer.
- It is the largest consumer of cotton in the world.
- A mobile app, “Cott-Ally” has been developed by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for providing latest news regarding weather condition, Crop situation and best farm practices.
