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Organic cotton India conventional cotton India
Organic cotton World
production
SUSTAINABLE COTTON PROJECTCalifornia's Central Valley
ORGANIC COTTON
SUSTAINABLE COTTON PROJECT
ORGANIC COTTON REDUCTION IN AGROCHEMICALS
World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)
Country 1992 1993
1994 1995
1996 1997
Argentina 2 120 126 132 70
Australia 479 500 750 400 500 400
Benin 5
Brazil 2 9 1 5 5
Egypt 38 141 598 600 650 630
Greece 450 500 475 400
India 206 268 398 928 900 900
World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)
Country 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Israel 100 100 50
Mozambique 90 90 50
Nicaragua 16 20 20 20
Paraguay 100 75 50 50 50
Peru' 400 700 924 1516 1500 650
Turkey 2 20 30
Tanzania 33 100 100 200
World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)
Country1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Uganda 16 150 250 300 800
USA 2155 4274 5365 7425 3396 2852
Zambia 35 30 30
Zimbabway 5
Total 3408 6201 9498 12864 9028 7967
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Organic fashion wear
Organic night gown
Organic slippers
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Organic cotton body wear
Organic cotton apparel
Organic cotton apparels
NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON
COTTON THAT GROWS WITH NATURAL COLOURS DURING CULTIVATION
BOTH WHITE AND COLOURED COTTONS KNOWN SINCE TIME IMEMORIAL
IN INDIA
NON POPULARITY OF COLOURED COTTON
LOW YIELD
SEED AVAILABILITY
LOW FINENESS, LOW STAPLE LENGTH
LOW STRENGTH
POOR SPINNABILITY
LOW YARN AND FABRIC QUALITY
LIMITED COLOUR RANGE
CONTAMINATION OF WHITE COTTON
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION WAVE
IMPETUS TO THE CULTIVATION OF NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON
SHADES
PISTA GREEN AND ALMOND BROWN MOST COMMON
OTHER SHADES
CREAM
PINK
MAUVE
COUNTRIES
INDIA
USA
ISRAEL
CHINAPERU
IMPORTANT ASPECTS
EARLIER
LOW FIBRE LENGTH, POOR SPINNABILITY
YARN SPINNING OF 10 TO 12s COUNT
RESEARCH INPUTS
IMPROVED FIBRE QUALITY
POSSIBLE TO SPIN YARNS OF 30 AND 40s COUNT
SUITABLE FOR WEAVING AND KNITTING
IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS
GREEN VARIETY TURNS BROWN IF NOT HARVESTED ON RIPENING
BROWN VARIETY DARKENS WITH AGE AND EXPOSURE TO LIGHT
GREEN AND BRWON DARKEN ON LAUNDERING
NOT FAST TO BLEACHING
COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA AND CENTRAL COTTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE NAGPUR
1996-97 INVESTMENT Rs. 80 LAKHS
CULTIVATION OF COLOURED COTTON AT
KHANDWA, MADHYA PRADESH
DHARWAD, KARNATAKA
PROJECT DID NOT SUCEED DUE TO POOR MARKET RESPONSE
DEMAND OF HIGH PRICE BY FARMERS
MAJOR PROBLEM
CONTAMINATION OF WHITE COTTO FIELDS
NECESSARY TO HAVE SEPARATE AREA FOR COLOUR COTTON CULTIVATION
MEANS TO OVERCOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
LOW STRENGTH AND POOR SPINNABILITY
BLENDING 30-50% OF WHITE COTTON WITH COLOURED COTTON
CHANGE OF SHADE ON LAUNDERING
ON LAUNDERING SHADE BECOMES DEEPER
ALKALINE SCOURING STABILIZES THE SHADE CHANGE
POOR BLEACHING FASTNESS
DO NOT BLEACH
Dr. B.M. Khadi at the University of Agriculture Science Dharwad
developed
Brown, Green and cream coloured cotton
Seeds available for cultivation
Till 1960 coloured cotton grown in some parts of India was exported to
Japan
Coloured cotton is insect and desease resistant and also drought tolerent
Innovation failed to take market place
The Cottton Project at the college of agriculture, Khandwa is engaged in research to boost the production and productivity of
coloured cotton
In 1996, the centre has been successful in developing a variety of cotton which produces seed cotton having natural almond
brown colour (JCC-1).
There is a vast scope in this direction as such a genotypes will avoid the use of synthetic dyes
the demand of organically grown cotton is increasing very fast.
Some more colours are being developed
Rocklea spinning Mills in collaboration with Australian farmers introduced range of yarns from brown and green
varieties of cotton
Blending of coloured cotton with white cotton in diffferent proporations produce shade
varieties
Australia
In Australia, Jeff & Marilyn Bidstrup, pioneered Australian
coloured cotton,
When blended, this cotton produces a beautiful "Sand Dune"
colour, ideal for our first EcoDownUnder towels.
The Bidstrups are leading the industry with Landcare Australia
awards and minimising their impact on the environment through "dry
land farming" rather than irrigating.
Environmental management by rotating cotton crops every 3
seasons and no harsh chemicals applied to their land for over 3
years has seen yields become some of the highest in the industry.