Cotton is a breathable fabric perfectly. Perfect for spring, summer and warmer months. It is so natural, so pure … Right?
I did some research on cotton in the net and came up with a very disturbing information.
Did you know that 25% of insecticides used in this world for growing cotton?
To grow enough cotton to make just one shirt, one third of a pound of chemicals are needed.
The more I read about the production of cotton and more concerned that I have. Fact or fiction? Conventional cotton farming is detrimental to the environment and our health.
Let's talk about some of this insecticide. Who better than the spread of malaria in communities and cotton surrounding areas, due to mosquito breeding in the cotton fields, or the use of insecticides to kill mosquitoes in the cost of introducing poison our environment?
Mosquitoes are not just pests. Many cotton pests threaten such enormous quantities of chemicals used to keep plants healthy cotton.
According to Food and Agriculture (United States) News, "Globally, more insecticides are used on cotton than any another crop. In 1995, USA 1.8 billion U.S. dollars has been spent on insecticides for cotton, 14 percent of total U.S. 12 billion U.S. dollars spent on insecticides worldwide. Nearly 70 percent of the world's cotton, the crop area treated with insecticides is in China, India and Pakistan, becoming the largest industrial insecticide markets. "
The problem with pesticides is the overuse of these can cause parasites increasingly resistant to the poison. So lethal insecticides designed to keep the pest population under control. In addition to killing pests of these chemicals can also kill small mammals that feed on these pests. With less about predators of pests are able to reproduce more rapidly, causing a pest problem than before.
That's not all. Poor farmers are not aware of the toxicity of these chemicals likely to be harmed by the use of insecticides. Besides kill pests, wildlife is also affected by pesticides entering the water, air and soil, affecting the environment.
Endosulfan Take, for example. After of a field is treated with endosulfan, the worms emerge from the soil and die. The birds eat the worms die. The poison enters the food chain. If left alone, try to field with poison rotting corpses soon filled with animals, showing how pesticides are lethal.
So how can we do without the risks associated with conventional cotton cotton?
Is it possible for cotton producers to grow cotton, while preserving the environment?
That organic farming is concerned. Organic cotton is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Without pesticides, the yield is lower crops are lost to pests. Fertilizer, ash, cattle dung and palm oil cake can be used to fertilize crops. If the chemicals should be used, organic farmers are not allowed to use banned pesticides or fertilizers. If you do use chemicals to take precautions to prevent chemicals from leaving the treated area, thus minimizing the damage.
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