Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Sep 24, 2002 |
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Cotton Call to promote scientific processing of cottonseed Our Bureau
MUMBAI, Sept. 23 ALTHOUGH scientific processing of cottonseed in the country is gaining momentum, having risen to 1.93 lakh tonnes in 2001-02 from 1.11 lt two years ago, the performance is far short of the potential of over 40 lt. Annual losses on cottonseed by-products estimated currently at about Rs 1,400 crore can be avoided if the industry takes up scientific processing more seriously, Mr Sandeep Bajoria, Chairman of All-India Cottonseed Crushers Association (AICOSCA), emphasised. He was addressing the members of the association at the 42nd annual general meeting held here recenlty. Although cotton is more widely grown in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, currently, such processing takes place in Andhra Pradesh only. Mr Bajoria called upon processing units in all the States, cooperatives and Governmental departments to change over from the traditional system. In addition, leading cattlefeed manufacturers can make extensive use of cottonseed extractions with high protein content of 40-42 per cent in the production of compound feed, he suggested. Lamenting the lack of progress on his associations's 8-point proposal for revival of scientific processing submitted to the Technology Mission on Oilseeds way back in July 1999, he urged the Government to take a positive decision without further loss of time. The proposal, inter alia, envisages making scientific processing of cottonseed economically viable, modernisation of processing machinery, encouraging export of by-products as also intensification of processing research and extension work. The Government has imposed restrictions on export of cotton linters. While total production is 10,000 tonnes, ordnance factories have indicated a requirement of 4,000 tonnes. However, in practice, the system of obtaining a no objection certificate from defense authorities is turning out to be cumbersome and dilatory, Mr Bajoria pointed out.
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