Agricultural experts from the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are in talks with Pakistani government, agriculturists and private sector on improving cotton productivity, mainly by combating losses to cotton production due to the Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV), under the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme. The two sides discussed the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme (CPEP) at a recent meeting in Pakistan. Pakistani governmen

A worker operates a high-end sewing machine at an intelligent fabric-cutting workshop of Dayang Group Co Ltd in Dalian, Liaoning province. CHANG XIAOCHAO / FOR CHINA DAILY Made-to-measure suits Dayang fine Garment maker seeks tie-ups to sell millions of suits annually Chinese garment manufacturer Dayang Group Co Ltd is focused on building the world's biggest online platform for custom-made suits. For, in the words of Hu Dongmei, CEO of Dayang, "made-to-measure is the future of apparel".

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) cannot start the inspection of nearly 1,000 small-sized garment factories for a lack of funds. Those factories are small and not included in any of the three inspection agencies, namely the Accord, the Alliance and the National Initiative, said Md Shamsuzzaman Bhuiyan, inspector-general of the government agency. Since the Rana Plaza building collapse in April 2013, the three initiatives have been inspecting nearly 3,800 f

Sportswear brand adidas has announced a partnership with Aquafil, a leading producer of Nylon 6 for carpets and apparel, to use the company’s 100% regeneratedEconylfibre in the Spring/Summer 2017. The regenerated waste still offers the same qualities as materials usually found in wider swim apparel. The garments are durable, lightweight and breathable but with the additional environmental benefits of using regenerated waste, the company reports. Once collected, pre- and post-consumer Nyl

With the development of cotton crops in the 2016/17 season coming to an end, Brazil’s Centre for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics has noted that nearness of the new crop increases dispute between purchasers and sellers. The harvesting period is approaching in many regions of the country. Liquidity, however, was low in the first fortnight of May. While sellers were willing to trade the remaining batches from the 2015/16 season at firmer prices, purchasers were retracted, working with the

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, in collaboration with the Manufacturing Solutions Centre (MSC), has released guidelines for testing of legwear, hosiery, and socks. The guidelines cover issues such as product safety, labelling, colour, fastness, and fit, providing product-specific testing recommendations for the industry and its lab partners. "These testing guidelines are the latest in a series of member-driven tools that AAFA has released to help the industry ensure cost-eff

The Pakistan government plans to reinstate the tariff after a gap of nearly seven months in response to recent large purchases from overseas. It will impose a four percent customs duty and five percent sales tax on cotton import by the middle of July, a statement said on Tuesday. On a proposal by the Finance Division, the ECC (The Economic Coordination Committee) of the Cabinet)) approved the restoration of import duty and sales tax on import of cotton with effect from 15th July 2017, the gov

Azerbaijan is expected to increase it silk production by 2-3 times by late 2017, said Azerbaijani Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilham Guliyev at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the 23rd Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition. Ilham Guliyev said that currently, agricultural production in Azerbaijan is rapidly growing. The biggest growth is observed in cotton and sericulture production. Guliyev adding that according to estimates, the volume of silk production in 2017 wil

The government is mulling to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton by Rs 160 per quintal, to Rs 4,320 for the 2017-18 crop year beginning July as farmers are preparing fields for kharif sowing. According to sources, the Agriculture Ministry has proposed increase in cotton MSP by Rs 160 per quintal for the 2017-18 crop year, based on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). It has moved a Cabinet note for inter-ministerial comments on fixin

Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) urge government to save polyester filament fabric industry from further disaster. In this regard, PYMA has issued an SOS (distress call) to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan and Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Revenue Haroon Akhter. Danish Hanif, chairman PYMA (Sindh-Balochistan Zone), in the ‘SOS’ stated that around 300,000 looms and knitting machines have suspended operations dur