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Organic cotton is generally defined as cotton that is grown organically from non-genetically modified plants, and without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides.

Organic cotton has many advantages over conventionally grown cotton:

Farmers are not controlled by Genetically Modified Corporations

Farmers who buy GMO seeds must pay licensing fees and sign contracts that dictate how they can grow the crop. The small-scale farmers who produce the majority of our cotton face high risks such as an increased use of pesticides (GMO Corporation promised a reduced use of pesticides but actually the use of chemicals stayed the same or increased) and bigger costs (the seed which farmers have to buy from seed companies every year are much more expensive than conventional hybrid seed; farmer also have to spend much more on pesticides and other farm inputs).  

Organic cotton puts choices in the farmer’s hands.

No hazardous and dangerous pesticides used

GMO agriculture has led to superweeds and superpests that are extraordinarily difficult for farmers to manage.

As organic cotton farmers around the world demonstrate every day, cotton can be grown without pesticides. By eliminating all hazardous synthetic pesticides in its production organic cotton offers a healthy and sustainable farming future for farmers and their families. Organic takes the toxic impact out of producing cotton.

It enables farmers to grow other crops for food and income

Organic farmers grow a diversity of crops to maintain healthy and fertile soils and fight off pests. By diversifying crops, farmers can also diversify their income. Growing food or other crops helps insure organic farmers against crop failure, climate variability, price volatility and changes in market demand.

Saves water

Organic cotton uses less water, preserving a scarce and precious resource for the future

Organic farming practices create healthy soils which make better use of water inputs and are more resilient in drought conditions. By eliminating the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilisers, organic cotton keeps waterways and drinking water safe and clean. The water pollution impact of organic has been shown to be 98% less than non-organic cotton production.

Combats climate change

Organic cotton farming uses less energy and healthy organic soils store more carbon.

Organic cotton farmers are doing their bit to combat climate change. By eliminating the use of manufactured fertilisers and pesticides and reducing nitrogen inputs, organic cotton growing produces up to 94% less greenhouse gas emissions. By maintaining their health, organic practices turn soils into a carbon ‘sink’, removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

The term natural rubber or caoutchouc (from Indian, meaning tears of weeping tree) refers to a coagulated or precipitated product obtained from latex of rubber trees – latex is natural clogging substance during healing of wounds caused by mechanical injury of these plants and it serves mainly as defense against herbivorous insects.

Natural rubber is often vulcanized – a process by which the rubber is heated and some substances (sulfur, peroxide or bisphenol) added to improve resistance and elasticity and to prevent it from perishing.

Although natural rubber is biodegradable, vulcanized rubber (commonly present in our shoes) and rubber from tires are non-biodegradable.

Fair Rubber
Low prices drive natural rubber producers into poverty and serious violations of working rights are common. This is the harsh reality revealed in a the study conducted by Aidenvironment . The comprehensive review of literature reveals numerous cases of inadequate safety standards, inappropriate use of toxic chemicals, discrimination and structurally long working hours and child labour. It points to the need for more responsible sourcing practices by the rubber industry with particular attention to fair trading conditions.

Wild Rubber
Over half the rubber we use is synthetic. Some 11 million tons is natural rubber, mainly grown in large plantations in Asia. Less than 1% comes from rubber trees growing wild in the Amazon where rubber originated.
But wild rubber could be making a comeback – and that’s good news for the Amazon. Sustainably harvesting wild rubber from the rainforest is improving the livelihoods of local people – and providing an economic incentive to keep the forest standing.

Synthetic Rubber
Synthetic rubber (commonly named “rubber”) is not a sustainable material as it is made from petroleum.