India, July 8 -- Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday called for time-bound approvals and clear targets to boost cotton productivity in India.

Radhakrishnan conveyed this to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan when the latter met him to brief on the Mission for Cotton Productivity, its key components and implementation strategy. Lauding the Mission's holistic approach to strengthen India's cotton ecosystem, the Vice-President "called for time-bound approval mechanisms to speed up innovation and ensure timely adoption of new technologies," the agriculture ministry said in a statement.

Stressing the need to improve per-acre cotton yield, Radhakrishnan asked for clear and measurable targets to enhance productivity and cl...