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  • Is seed cotton production declining?
  • Seed cotton production has been declining; except between 1965/66 and 1978/79 when production more than doubled from 13.6 to 35.4K tons, and in 1984/85 when it reached an all time record of 39.3K tons. Apart from these years, production has declined with occasional insignificant increases in production.
  • Where is cotton grown in Kenya?
  • Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, Box 69965, Nairobi, Kenya. Cotton has been grown in Kenya for a long time. Cotton ginning started in the 1920s when the first buying agents received their licences. It is cultivated in the Western and Nyanza Provinces, and in the Central Eastern and Coast provinces.
  • When did cotton ginning start in Kenya?
  • Cotton ginning in Kenya started way back in 1920's when the first buying Agents received their licenses. Most of these were Asian traders who had settled in Kenya as importers of indian textiles, but changed their business interests during the rise of Kenyan cotton production. They started to buy seed cotton and some of them established ginneries.
  • How are cotton seed requirements calculated?
  • Area specific cotton seed requirements are estimated in advance of each season by the Board's regional and branch personnel in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture field staff, bearing in mind previous seasons seed cotton production, with a seed reservation rate of 20Kg. per hectare.
  • How did Gok promote cotton lint & seed?
  • marketing the cotton lint and seed either in the colony or outside (GOK, 1954). The Board started promoting cotton cultivation in the wake of declining production through a propaganda campaign coupled with improvements in buying arrangements and financial support, using the cotton crop as the surety.
  • How is ginned cotton seed packaged?
  • The ginned cotton seed is dressed with copper fungicide and packed in 4.5Kg. and 9Kg. polythene bags at the ginnery. The dressing and packaging materials are supplied by the cotton Board irrespective of their ownership.