Explanation:

 Rajasthan farmers’ cotton yield has risen significantly in recent years, from 415 kg of lint a hectare in 2007-08 to 785 kg a ha projected in 2013-14; the national average is 550 kg a ha. Output in the state has risen from around 200,000 bales (each 170 kg) in 2007-08 to 900,000 bales in 2012-13.

The Cotton Development and Research Association, which looks after the cotton extension activities of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has been working for the past six years on improving the yield in 630 villages spread over the districts of Banswara, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Ajmer, Jodhpur , Nagaur and Pali — about 78,000 ha in all.