cotton farmers

Area under cotton cultivation in Tamil Nadu is likely to fall next sowing season as farmers harvesting cotton now struggle to get remunerative prices.Selvakumar, who raised cotton on 1.5 acres in Tiruchengode area, said he spent ₹35,000 and…

Farmers’ income doubled in the financial year 2021-22 as compared to 2017-18 for certain crops in some states, like soyabean in Maharashtra and cotton in Karnataka. In all other cases, the income rose in the range of 1.3-1.7 times,…