NUMBERS JUST DON'T LIE

 

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number of toxic or persistent chemicals used in organic cotton farming

 

Conventionally grown cotton accounts for 2.5 percent of the world’s agricultural land but 25 percent of the world's pesticides usage. 

 

30 %  

better water retention in organic soils

 

40-72 %  

compensation potential by carbon sequestration

 

35 %  

of the world's textiles are made from cotton

 

241,697 mt  

amount of organic cotton fiber produced in 2010 

 

23  

number of countries growing organic cotton

 

​Approximately 1.4 billion people depend on small-scale farming for their livelihoods- 100 million growing cotton.

 

275,000 cotton farmers worldwide are producing certified organic cotton.

 

Organically produced cotton is cotton for the future and cotton for the world.  It improves and boosts health and safety on the farm for workers.

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