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Cotonea research says organic cotton has a positive carbon footprint
According to organic cotton manufacturer Cotonea, situated in Bempflingen, Germany, a recent study shows that cotton might be the route to a climate-friendly textile sector. Roland Stelzer, the
What is organic cotton?
Cotton cultivated without using GMO seeds and synthetic chemicals like plant growth regulators, defoliants and fertilizer is referred to as ‘organic’ cotton. While natural chemicals like Bt
Organisations enter into contract to promote organic cotton
To promote the creation of fair and transparent supply chains for organic farmers to the consumers, the Organic Accelerator has joined hands with Sustainable Textiles. The main objective of this
TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia
Leigh McAlea, Head of Communications, from the UK charity, TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia, which has also revived the local bee population and had a positive
Wrangler pledging to partner with US cotton farmers to double its use of sustainably-farmed cotton by 2019
Wayne Honeycutt, president and chief executive of the Soil Health Institute, said that, “I’m grateful Wrangler has taken up this cause, because the potential to transform agricultural
Bangladesh takes initiative to cultivate Bt cotton to increase production
Bangladesh has taken initiative to begin cultivating genetically modified organism (GMO) cotton or Bt cotton in order to boost the crop's production, according to Matia Chowdhury, agriculture
Nigeria losing $6.5bn cotton export revenue
Nigeria is missing out among the selected 15 African countries on the share of cotton in product exports by the World Cotton Market on cottonguide.org, as cotton farming in Nigeria due to lack of
CSIR introduces new technology to increase cotton yield to feed textile industry
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in order to improve production of the cash crop to feed the textile industry has introduced new pest-resistant cotton varieties - Round Up
Madh and Candiani Denim introduce sustainable jeans collection
Swedish denim brand Madh has partnered with Italian producer Candiani Denim to unveil the first collection of jeans crafted from Europe-sourced, non-GMO regenerative cotton. It is extracted from the
Bananatex®, world's first technical fabric made purely from banana plants
Bananatex is the world’s first durable, technical fabric created entirely from abacá banana plants cultivated naturally. It was developed by QWSTION - a Swiss bag brand and material innovator, in