New from the Pesticides Trust [now PAN UK] a unique overview of organic cotton
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Organic cotton production is becoming a
viable alternative to conventional production, which is heavily dependent on
synthetic chemical inputs. There are problems with pesticides which need
great care, said a Senegalese farmer I have always loved insects and tried
to protect them so I was not difficult to convince
I have tried both kinds
of farming and I prefer organic.
The Pesticides Trust has produced this first comprehensive
overview of organic cotton. Chapters cover problems with conventional cotton
production, technical aspects of conversion to organic, frameworks for change,
organic cotton processing, certification, standards and labelling and the
economics of new systems. Case studies are drawn from all countries with
significant organic cotton production, including the US, Egypt, India, Peru and
Turkey, as well as several new projects in Africa. The appendix carries the new
IFOAM Organic Textile Processing Standards.
Myers, D and S. Stolton, Organic Cotton: From Field to
Final Product, available from the
Pesticides Trust [now PAN UK], February 1999.