Cotton production in China
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Cotton production in China pertains to cotton which is the prime cash crop of China. Its production was the highest in the world (in excess of 20 percent of world production) from 1982 until being overtaken by India. Twenty-four of the 35 provinces of China grow cotton, with nearly 300 million people involved in its production. It is the main input for textile industry of the country with cotton textiles now accounting for 80% use vis-à-vis 95% in the 1950s. The cotton textile industry employs over 10 million people.[1][2] Its production in 2012–13 was 7.6 million tons, but in 2013–14 it dropped to 7 million tons.[3] Historically, its introduction in China is considered a 'southernization', a crop which originated from southern Asia (India) during the "proto-globalization" period.[4]