Products from Naturally Coloured cotton

Description and Salient Features :

ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology at Mumbai, has endeavoured to process coloured cotton which is a shorter staple length fibre that makes it more difficult to spin. Using Vaidehi 95 - a brown coloured hybrid developed by ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research at Nagpur, CIRCOT has spun the fibres into usable threads in its in-house spinning department, which is further processed to develop value added products such as Jackets, Handkerchiefs and Infant wears. Products from these naturally coloured cotton are 100% chemical free, non-allergic and has good colour stability. The fabric also has very high wash durability with inherent anti-microbial and UV protective properties. This Farm to Fabric conversion of naturally coloured cotton is pollution-free, eco-friendly, energy-efficient, cost-effective and nontoxic. ICAR-CIRCOT has developed Process Technology for development of Value Added Products from Naturally Coloured Cotton.

Stakeholders : 

Farmer, Rural cotton processor, Spinning mills, Start-ups, Textile Garment Houses

Cost  : --

Production and Marketing :

Products are developed, produced and marketed by ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai.