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Organic cotton information resource centre
PAN UK cotton publications
Most publications are available to download as PDF's. Click here to order copies of any PAN UK's publication.
Reissued
from PAN UK
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Moral
Fibre : Organic Cotton
A
documentary film about organic cotton
production in Benin, the health effect of pesticides
used in conventional cotton, and the power of consumers.
With interviews from Beninese farmers, designer Katharine
Hamnett, toxicologists and local doctors - 15mn
Now
available in English and French, with Chinese and Brazilian
Portuguese subtitles. Includes bonus material (slide
show and other resources).
Order
through our secure
publication orders page
Watch the film online
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My
Sustainable T-Shirt
Guide to Organic, Fair Trade, and other
Eco Standards and labels for Cotton textiles
Are
you confused by the proliferation of standards and labels
for textiles? What does organic or fair trade exactly
means for cotton? What about the other eco-labels, or
various ethical claims? What difference do they make?
How can we be sure? Can cotton production be sustainable?
This
guide provides concise and fair information about the
major textile certification schemes, and aims to answer
all of your questions. 2007 - 32pp
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English PDF
415KB
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THE
DEADLY CHEMICALS IN COTTON
A new report by Environmental Justice Foundation
in collaboration with PAN UK.
This
report exposes the human health and the environmental
cost of pesticide use in global cotton production.
US$
2 Billion's worth of chemicals are sprayed on world's
cotton every year, many are classified "extremely
or highly hazardous" by the World Health Organisation.
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English PDF
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Living
with Poison
Problems
of endosulfan in West African growing systems
"In
the cotton growing season spanning the years 1999-2000
in Benin, details emerged about large number of deaths
among farmers [...]. The tragedy followed the reintroduction
of the pesticide endosulfan across West African cotton
growing countries [...]."
A
three-year research across Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Mali, and Senegal. 2006 - 42pp
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Organic
Cotton in the UK
2005 market survey
PAN
UK conducted the first extensive survey of the
organic cotton market in the UK.
The
survey revealed that the market grew by 25% in 2005,
and its growth is expected to accelerate in 2006 and
2007. The sector grew significantly, with a 95% increase
in retail shops, and many new brands and labels started
to use organic cotton.
2006 - 6pp
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English PDF
814KB
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Organic Cotton A Practical Guide to the
UK Market - 2004 - 83pp
(Including the Organic Cotton Directory)
English PDF
929KB
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Dress Sense A consumer Guide to Shopping
for Organic Clothing and Textiles - 2004 - 11pp
English PDF
917KB
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Postcard - Moral Fibre?
10% Organic by 2010 campaign
Send to the CEO of your favorite clothing company and
ask to stock Organic, fairly traded cotton.
PDF
118KB
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Organic Cotton Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2002- 67pp
English
PDF 1,918KB
French PDF
300KB
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The International Market for Organic Cotton and
Eco-Textiles - 2002 - 34pp
English PDF
821KB
French PDF
300KB
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Genetically Modified Cotton: Implications
for Small-Scale Farmers - 2002 - 35pp
English PDF
742KB
French PDF
300KB
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ORGANIC COTTON From Field to Final Product
- Myers D. and Solton S. - 1999 - 267pp - £16.95
Read Preface & Chapter
1
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Learning to Cut the Chemicals in Cotton:
Case studies and exercises in farmer focused cotton
IPM from around the world - 2000 - In collaboration
with CABI Bioscience - 91pp
Order
a copy
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The Dependency Syndrome: Pesticide
use by African smallholders. 2003 - 126pp
Order
a copy
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PAN Germany's Cotton Publications
Proceedings, 04 Cotton: A European Conference
on Developing the Organic Cotton Market, 10-13
February 2004, Hambourg, Germany - 2004 - 142pp - Order
on PAN Germany's Website.
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Proceedings, Back to the roots: The farmers
perspective on organic cotton production and marketing,
26-30 October 2004, Workshops and Field visit in Benin
- 2004 - 110pp- Available to order in English and French
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Field
Guide to Non-chemical Pest Management in Cotton Production,
2005. Order on PAN Germany's Website
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Organic
Cotton Fact Sheets
- Organic
Cotton Projects in Africa
- Cotton:
non-chemicals pest control
- Organic
Cotton empowering women
- Genetically
Modified Cotton and its Implications for Africa
- From
Cotton Field to Wardrobe
- The
Problem of Endosulfan
Available
to download in En, Fr, De, and Nl on PAN Germany's
website.
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PAN
UK's Pesticides News
Cotton Articles published in Pesticide
News, the Journal of PANk UK, published
quarterly. 55 articles from 1992 to 2006: pesticide poisonings
in West Africa and elsewhere, the beginning of organic cotton
and its development, GM cotton, and much more...
Subscribe
now for in-depth research and up-to-date information
on pesticides. Read in over 100 countries.
Other
cotton resources
A selection of some of the best publications about cotton
and organic cotton
Organic
Cotton Crop Guide:
A manual for practitioners in the tropics, 2005, 66pp
- published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
(FiBL),
Available on FiBLwebsite
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Organic
Cotton Training Manual,
2005, 36pp - published by the Research Institute of Organic
Agriculture (FiBL),
Available on FiBLwebsite
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Soil
Fertility Training Manual,
2005, 30pp - published by the Research Institute of Organic
Agriculture (FiBL),
Available on FiBLwebsite
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Organic
Cotton Project Guide,
2005, 32pp - published by the Research Institute of
Organic Agriculture (FiBL),
Available on FiBLwebsite
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WHITE
GOLD: The true cost of cotton
Uzbekistan, cotton and the crushing of a nation. A report
by Environmental Justice Foundation, 2005, 45pp
Available on EJF
website
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THE
ORGANIC EXCHANGE MARKET REPORT 2006, 61pp
Available on the organic
exchange website
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Genetically
Modified Cotton:
Implications for Small-Scale Farmers.
PAN-UK, 2002, 35pp
English PDF
742KB
French PDF
300KB
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Bt
Cotton in Andhra Pardesh:
A three year assessment.
Qayum A, and Sakkhari K, 2005, 66pp - published by Deccan
Development Society,
Available on DDS
website
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Cultivation
of Bt Cotton - Pakistan's Experience,
Dr Abdul Hayee, 2005?, 44pp - published by ActionAid Pakistan,
Available on actionaid
Pakistan website
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OBt
cotton in South Africa,
the case of the akhathini farmers, 2005, Elfrieda Pschorn-Strauss,
12pp - published by Seedling,
Available on Seedling
website
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Marketing
of Bt Cotton in India:Aggressive,
unscrupulous and false..., 2005, Elfrieda Pschorn-Strauss,
6pp - published by The Monitoring and Evaluation Committee
[MEC] on Bt Cotton,
Available on Seedling
website
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Multi
media
A selection
of documentary films and video advert about organic cotton
produced by PAN UK and others. Please contact us
for a free CD or DVD if you wish to use those resources for
educational or awareness raising activities.
Reissued
from PAN UK
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Moral
Fibre : Organic Cotton
A
documentary film about organic cotton
production in Benin, the health effect of pesticides
used in conventional cotton, and the power of consumers.
With interviews from Beninese farmers, designer Katharine
Hamnett, toxicologists and local doctors - 15mn
Now
available in English and French, with Chinese and Brazilian
Portuguese subtitles. Includes bonus material (slide
show and other resources).
Order
through our secure
publication orders page
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