India has the largest cotton acreage, which is about 37 % of world's cotton acreage. Delivering the message recently at the 92nd annual meeting of the Cotton Association of India (CAI), President of CAI stated, "India's cotton production has grown tremendously since 2001-02 and is estimated to be 40.2 million bales (170 Kgs each) in 2014-15. It was just 15.8 million bales in 2001-02." Additionally, India's cotton consumption is estimated to be 30.6 million bales of 170 Kgs each. President of CAI stated while speaking on the growth in production that the exponential growth has been possible due to the large scale cultivation of GM cotton, government support and policies to farmers to obtain supportive prices and the encouragement to adopt new agricultural techniques. With an estimated 40.2 million bales, India is on the verge to surpass China in cotton production soon.
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