A general information about non-organic cotton types are that it appears as a solution to decrease the environamental problems caused by the toxical products used in the normal cotton fields being that those are the cultures that use more toxical chemical products. The use of this sort of chemicals causes the intoxication and death of farmers, birds, fishes, bugs besides the pollution they cause in the air, soil and water.

The organic cotton is obtained through sustainable systems without using any type of toxical products.

Organic cotton production is of small scale what helps to have a better control of its growth and the respective crops are alternated and it is used natural predators to combat pests.

To crop this sort of cotton it is required  the fields to be free of the use of chemicals for at least 1 year and the production system must be inspected by a certifying office. This type of crop avoids the illness of ca. 250.000 farmers per year and the cooperatives founded to manage these crops promote a more fair relation between the small farmers and the market.

The organic crop growth allows a higher price to the farmers around 30% more than the common cotton and the crop technical features allow the solis to recover its fertility and environmental balance.

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organic cotton is obtained through sustainable systems