Cotton crop has 1.0 percent share in GDP and contributes 5.5 percent in agriculture value addition.. During 2017-18, cotton production stood at 11.935 million bales and recorded growth of 11.8 percent over the production of 10.671 million bales during same period last year. Cotton crop was cultivated on an area of 2,699 thousand hectares comp year’s area of 2,489 thousand hectares an increase of 8.4 percent. The production increased due to better econ received during last year, promotion campaign of cotton by the government interval of rains produced wholesome affect on cotton yield and availability of inputs on subsidized rate.
