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Government is planting

cannabis crops as a

replacement for cotton crops

In an effort to revive cotton production, the being set up in Jhelum, Peshawar, Chakwal and
government has taken a new route which is Islamabad disclosed Chaudhry Fawad Hussain,
cannabis production. Compared to cotton, cannabis Federal Minister for Science and Technology.
can produce crops three times the size of cotton per
acre and has a faster growing-time averaging at 90 Hemp can be used in several parts of the industry. EFI Engage
to 100 days as compared to 150 to 180 days for Fabrics derived from hemp is proven to be more
cotton. durable, stronger, and maintain their form in the
stretching process whereas when compared with
Therefore, cannabis production will work as a cotton. Aside from that, hemp can also be merged workshops featured
replacement for cotton and will ultimately benefit with other types of fibers and is used in construction,
for various customer
Pakistan’s economy. Cannabis production farms are paper, oils, paints, adhesives, plastics, and cooking.

Textile industry facing difficulties and need solutions, including

a prompt response from Government: PTEA digital printing

Khurram Mukhtar, Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Textile cotton imports have spiked cotton yarn, and textile
Export Association (PTEA), raised the general exporters are forced to pay a higher price for raw EFI™ Engage conference and workshops were held even across multiple printers and locations, and
concerns over undue delay in disbursement of materials. He appreciated Prime Minister Imran worldwide from 25 January to 5 February. Among produce a higher quality print with fewer mistakes.
exporters' Duty Drawback of Taxes and Income Tax Khan for taking severe notice of cotton shortage and various features of these events, special
refunds (over Rs. 50 million). He also urged the allowing the import from Afghanistan and the Central considerations have been given that featured A vital production innovation launched during
Government to take immediate measures to ease Asian States via the Torkham land route; however, he groundbreaking innovations to accelerate Engage for cut-sheet digital printing was the
the financial stress and gear up the export growth. considered it insufficient to meet the apparel customers' ability to profitably and efficiently integration between EFI Fiery Impose software and
Duplo DC-618 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser devices that
industry's raw material needs as importing yarn from transition from analog to digital printing setups. The automates job preparation and finisher setup for
Textile exporters are facing severe problems in central Asian countries is not only expensive but will conference featured a full training track on industrial higher-value custom jobs. The integration cuts the
meeting export demands. There is a drop in yarn take one to two months to reach Pakistan. In order textile printing, with training and demos on the entire workflow's initial setup time in half and saves users
production, but the textile industry's demands have to overcome the scarcity of primary raw material, he portfolio of EFI Reggiani digital production solutions up to 70% in setup time, preparing printing jobs with
increased. The gap between supply and demand demanded a cross-border import of cotton yarn for apparel and textile manufacturing. seamless, automated, two-way communication.
has put pressure on textile exporters who are from India to ensure continuity in export growth
already facing a severe financial crisis for Through more than 200 online conference sessions, Furthermore, EFI introduced its fastest roll-to-roll
non-payment of Rs330 billion in income tax refund Vice-Chairman of PTEA Saqib Majeed believed that EFI Engage highlighted the expanded possibilities super wide-format printers for new 138 to 198-inch
and duty drawback taxes. undue delay in Textile Policy's approval results in print and packaging businesses can achieve with wide EFI VUTEk Q3r, and Q5r UV LED printers that
deferral or even backing out of investors from leaner, faster, more efficient, and more integrated can deliver expanded capabilities for a wide range
Mr. Mukhtar said that yarn had a 60 percent drop in possible investments in the textile chain. print production. The new EFI Fiery Command of challenging, high-volume applications, with
its production this year while there was a 25 percent Implementation of textile policy would attract WorkStation offered the free, market-leading, central premium features such as multi-layer white and
increase in the textile industry demand. This gap has domestic and foreign investment in the textile value interface used to direct hundreds of thousands of high-value in-line finishing, collection, and auto
led to a shortage of cotton yarn in the market and chain and the development of value-added sectors. Fiery Driven™ digital print devices worldwide to help backlit and blocked out options that help users
resulted in an immense increase in the thread price. He demanded immediate approval and users manage their digital print operations better, achieve a low total cost of operation.
implementation of textile policy to pick-up the textile
Low cotton productivity and a ban on cross-border value chain's growth pace.

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