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Organic cotton
Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without pesticides from plants which are not genetically modified.
As of 2007, 265,517 bales of organic cotton were produced in 24
countries and world-wide production was growing at a rate of more than
50% per year.[1]
Though organic cotton has less environmental impact than
conventional cotton, it costs more to produce. Side-effects of
conventional production that are avoided in organic growing methods
include:
- High levels of agrochemicals are used in the production of non-organic, conventional cotton. Cotton
production uses more chemicals per unit area than any other crop and
accounts in total for 16% of the world's pesticides.[2]
- The chemicals used in the processing of cotton pollute the air and surface waters.
- Residual chemicals may irritate consumers' skin.
Naturally colored cotton has also been grown successfully with organic methods.[3]
Regional
Organic cotton is currently being grown successfully in many countries; the largest producers (as of 2007) are Turkey, India and China.[1]
Organic cotton production in Africa takes place in at least 8 countries. The earliest producer (1990) was the SEKEM organization in Egypt;
the farmers involved later convinced the Egyptian government to convert
400,000 hectares of conventional cotton production to integrated
methods,[4] achieving a 90% reduction in the use of synthetic pesticides[5] in Egypt and a 30% increase in yields.
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