cotton production
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcottonandproduction
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cotton
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒt.ən/us/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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production
noun
uk/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
the process of making or growing goods to ...
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And even with coercion,cottonproductionnever reached the targets set for it.
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They handled the bulk of commercialisedcottonproductionin the region.
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Nonetheless, policies that stimulate increased maize andcottonproductionand reduced millet production have the potential to reduce hunting pressure.
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Cooperation results in more people employed incottonproductionas the stock pollution increases.
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Theircottonproductionis pooled, helping to level out yields among farms, maintain markets, and gain economies of scale.
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Because of their apparent success in cocoa producing areas, the state sought to extend them to other regions, particularly the north where there was a drive to increasecottonproduction.
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Cottonproductionfell correspondingly by 66 per cent, from 18,000 tons in 1977-8 to 7,500 tons in 1978-9.
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The proportion ofcottonproductionreceiving pest control practices was calculated at 0.53 (and was equivalent to 42r106 t), increasing production from 18 to 71 % of the worldwide potential.
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Once the cotton company has been dismantled, the new actors have to take over the organizational tasks necessary to supportcottonproductionthat formerly were run by the company.
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Cloudy, overcast weather is common during the growing season in mostcottonproductionregions in the world.
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The mechanization ofcottonproductionincreased the cost of machinery and farm operating overhead.
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Among crops, the total global potential loss due to pests varied from about 50 % in wheat to more than 80 % incottonproduction.
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The leading products are millet and raw cotton and the region's rich volcanic soil is particularly well-suited tocottonproduction.
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Its members should invest in colonialcottonproductionrather than oppose it for the sake of tottering home industries.
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Thus,cottonproductionis associated with considerable negative environmental externalities.
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The fungus is seed-transmitted and the disease spread rapidly with the expansion incottonproductionduring the 1950s and 1960s.
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This politically astute move was an indispensable step which ' protected ' the process of democratisation without threatening the economic structure ofcottonproduction.
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The book is small, but it succeeds remarkably well in summarising the entomologist's view ofcottonproduction.
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