ZTM-BPD-CIRCOT

A press meet was organized jointly by Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) and India News Communications Ltd, Noida at Ginning Training Centre of CIRCOT, Nagpur under the chairmanship of Dr.P.G.Patil, Principal Scientist & Head TTD, CIRCOT.

The press meet was chaired by Dr.P.G.Patil, Principal Scientist & Head TTD, Mr.R.M.Gurjar, Principal Scientist & Head CBPD, Dr.N.Shanmugam Sr.Scientist & CPI of ZTM-BPD Unit.

Dr.P.G.Patil briefed about training, testing facilities, services offered by CIRCOT and entrepreneurship development in Ginning. Dr.P.G.Patil listed out the various achievements of CIRCOT.  He informed CIRCOT is the only institute in the country engaged in R&D in ginning and allied processing of cotton. In addition, the institute is in the forefront of developing technologies in the areas of textile-processing, byproducts and waste utilization. The institute is accredited by NABL (ISO-17025) and is a referral laboratory for testing of textiles. He also told the Ginning Training Centre (GTC) at Nagpur is the only centre in whole Asia which imparts specialized training in roller ginning technology and has all the infrastructural facilities necessary for training including ultra-modern ginning machines besides fibre testing equipment and microspinning unit.

Press Release

Nagpur, 08 August 2011

CIRCOT Technologies and Services to Cotton farmers and industry

Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology a pioneering R& D institute based at Mumbai announced the release of various cotton energy efficient and environment friendly technologies for the benefit of farmers.

The cotton fibre along with its broad range of by-products and bio-wastes augurs an open invitation for setting up a series of business ventures in the medium and small scale sectors, opening up opportunities for creation of employment and avenues for additional income to cotton farming community and the rural youth.  At a time when the rising cost of cultivation and vagaries of market price of cotton is threatening the very livelihood of small cotton farmers, the release of technologies by CIRCOT to the utilization of the huge biomass and the by-products will definitely buffer the mitigations of the farmers.