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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 29 MIN

CutTheClutter: India’s tragic cotton collapse: From embracing biotech to dumping it, top exporter to big importer

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India’s cotton story was once a global success - yields tripled & exports surged. But over the last few years, India has gone from second largest exporter to net importer of cotton. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains reasons behind India’s tragic cotton collapse, and breaks down the data over the past few decades. #CutTheClutter Ep 1772----more----Read Harish Damodaran's article here: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-india-fell-behind-in-the-cotton-race-an-aversion-to-science-and-technology-9912107/

India’s cotton story was once a global success - yields tripled & exports surged. But over the last few years, India has gone from second largest exporter to net importer of cotton. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains reasons behind India’s tragic cotton collapse, and breaks down the data over the past few decades. #CutTheClutter Ep 1772----more----Read Harish Damodaran's article here: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-india-fell-behind-in-the-cotton-race-an-aversion-to-science-and-technology-9912107/

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