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Pakistan’s cotton production falls 60% in a decade

Pakistan’s cotton production has dropped by more than 60% over the past decade, raising concerns about the future of the country’s cotton industry. Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman Ehsanul Haq said Pakistan was the only major cotton-producing country to suffer such a sharp decline. Haq blamed weak enforcement of crop zoning laws, excessive sugarcane cultivation in […]

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