New technology paves the way for a safer future
As u per model clad in a crisp white cotton ensemble surely looks good just that the ought-to-be beautiful white cotton balls that form the fabric neither look
good in the fields nor make it smell great. Reason: A thick layer of oily chemicals (from pesticides to defoliants) sprayed in the conventional cotton fields is threatening farmers, the consumers and the overall environment. It’s shocking that while most of these chemicals are banned in the US and Europe (as they were used in making explosives in the world wars) are blatantly exported to poorer developing nations leading to millions of farmers developing acute diseases to which thousands perish each year. The world may have found a solution in organic cotton, but the production of this nature friendly fabric is even less than one percent of the total world cotton production. Fortunately, India ranks 2nd in organic cotton production after Turkey. The technique not only retains the fertility of the soil but greatly reduces the use of poisonous chemicals. The rapidly growing cotton industry it seems, is finally waking up to its ills of the past!
As u per model clad in a crisp white cotton ensemble surely looks good just that the ought-to-be beautiful white cotton balls that form the fabric neither look
good in the fields nor make it smell great. Reason: A thick layer of oily chemicals (from pesticides to defoliants) sprayed in the conventional cotton fields is threatening farmers, the consumers and the overall environment. It’s shocking that while most of these chemicals are banned in the US and Europe (as they were used in making explosives in the world wars) are blatantly exported to poorer developing nations leading to millions of farmers developing acute diseases to which thousands perish each year. The world may have found a solution in organic cotton, but the production of this nature friendly fabric is even less than one percent of the total world cotton production. Fortunately, India ranks 2nd in organic cotton production after Turkey. The technique not only retains the fertility of the soil but greatly reduces the use of poisonous chemicals. The rapidly growing cotton industry it seems, is finally waking up to its ills of the past!For Complete IIPM Article, Click here
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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