The Three Big Challenges for Cotton Sector in the Next DecadeIn my opinion the three biggest challenges facing the cotton sector in the next decade are:1. Overcoming a major hurdle to improve fibre yield and quality to compete with synthetic fibre to maximise profit in the global textile market.2. The threat of emergence of new resistant pests and diseases in many cotton growing areas of the world.3. The effects of climate change due to global warming — with unpredictable drought, heat, cold, heavy rain — will pose a serious threat to cotton production.Multinational, interdisciplinary, collaborative research leveraging state-of-the-art technologies will be critical to tackling these challenges.
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