Cotton cultivation in the ancient world started from India. Cotton has been grown in this country for over 6,000 years. India's cotton-processing sector declined gradually during the late 18th as well as early 19th centuries, due to the de-industrialization carried out by East India Company. However, after the American Civil War came to an end in 1865, cotton cultivation in the British Empire, particularly India, increased greatly in order to replace the lost production of America. |