Chapter 2 - Cotton value addition - Extraneous contamination in cotton
Obviously, the problem has to be tackled at the root: prevention is far superior to cure. Cotton growers, ginners and supporting organizations should take adequate measures to control fibrous contamination such as hair, polypropylene, cloth pieces, yarn pieces and bird feathers, thereby reducing the burden on spinners. This problem can be handled more by common sense than anything else. There is no high technology involved in preventing extraneous contamination in cotton growing, picking, storing, transportation and ginning. The following steps need to be taken by both growers and ginners.