Economist: It is required to cultivate new types of cotton that cope with the development of the industry

Published 2020년 8월 9일

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Economist Ashraf Badawy is advocating for Egypt to consider cultivating short-staple cottons, a type of cotton that is environmentally friendly and requires less water, rather than modified cotton that needs more pesticides and is more expensive. He also suggested exploring the cultivation of BCI cotton, which is expensive but in high demand globally and is preferred by international fashion companies. Badawy believes that Egypt, with its climate, temperature, and soil conditions, has the potential to control the global yarn market and has strong investment opportunities in the sector.

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Economist Ashraf Badawy revealed that we are still thinking about cultivating short-staple cottons at a time when the world has moved to cultivate new types of cottons that keep pace with the great technological breakthroughs that international companies currently need and promote their products in the name of these cottons. Ashraf Badawi added to Al-Youm Al-Sabea that the Indian government, for example, has tended to cultivate organic cotton and produced nearly two-thirds of the world's production of it. With the aim of preventing pollution and preserving the environment, pointing out that this type of cotton is universally required for the spinning, weaving and clothing industry, which we must look at, whether through the Agricultural Research Center, the Ministry of Agriculture or the Ministry of Business Sector to try it, as I have tried the cultivation of short-staple cotton east of Al-Owainat. He pointed out that the second type of cotton is the BCI type, which maintains its ...

Source: Masralyoum