Abstract
THE Administrative Council of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation has issued its report for the year 1931-32. After summarising the principal activities of the Corporation, the special problems encountered and the progress made in eighteen cotton-growing countries of the Empire are described. From the crop table, which shows the outputs for the last eleven years from these countries (India excepted), it is evident that the total yield for the year under review was the highest so far recorded, a remarkable fact in view of the prevailing economic depression. The explanation lies in the exceptionally heavy yield obtained in the Sudan and in the area under cotton in Uganda having been extended to help compensate the growers for the low market prices. A further encouraging fact is that the world's oonsumption of cotton from the new fields during this year was also the highest yet obtained. As regards research work, the production of types of cotton resistant to leaf curl and the jassid pest respectively deserve special mention. The former has already greatly improved the prospects of the growers in the Sudan, while the latter is proving highly successful in many areas, including Nyasaland and parts of Tanganyika.
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Cotton Crop in 1931–32. Nature 132, 310 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132310c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/132310c0