- The MoU was signed to implement projects on ‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’.
- The MoU agreement was signed on Indo German Technical Cooperation Project.
- The MoU aims to enhance value addition in sustainable cotton production in India.
- It aims to produce sustainable cotton and strengthen the downstream processing ability for cotton.
- The MoU will help to increase the volume of cotton production by at least 90,000 hac.
- For this project, the MoU will induct 1.50 lakh cotton farmers to enhance cotton yields by 10%.
- The GIZ project will lead to having an increase in employment in the cotton sector.
- It will also lead to have women empowerment in training and capacity building on sustainable cotton growing practices by innovation in new cotton processing procedures and ginning etc.
- Static Part:
- Union Textile Minister: Piyush Goyal
- Capital of Germany: Berlin
- Currency of Germany: Euro
Question:
Q.1 With which country has a ministry of Textiles of GOI signed MoU to implement projects on ‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’?
a. USA
b. Germany
c. France
d. Japan
a. USA
b. Germany
c. France
d. Japan
