Cotton sowing: Punjab fixes target of 3 lakh hectares, but farmers reluctant to increase area under crop despite high rates

Besides attacks by white flies and pink bollworms, cotton farmers struggle without timely water supply at the time of sowing. They are also not well versed with methods of damage control, said a senior officer in the agriculture department.

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